Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0Living in Bakersfield, CA: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Bakersfield goes to 93309 (14% of residents), one of 11 ZIP codes in town. Trains stop in Bakersfield.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bakersfield, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Bakersfield.
Power comes from PG&E
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bakersfield. Its homes paid an average of 37.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $174 a month (its average across California, for customers on its standard service). California lets you buy power from another supplier; 66% of PG&E’s home customers do, and PG&E still delivers it.
Start or move service: pgecorp.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from CWS - Bakersfield water system
The CWS - Bakersfield water system supplies Bakersfield: about 49% of residents live in its service area. City of Bakersfield serves another 39%. It draws surface water (EPA lists Kern County Water Agency as seller) and serves 267,881 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 78% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. CA1510003.
6 home internet providers serve Bakersfield
99% of 113,256 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 32% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 84% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Applied Technology Group | Fixed wireless | 100% | 500/500 |
| unWired Broadband | Fixed wireless | 100% | 400/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 42% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 40% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bakersfield’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bakersfield.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bakersfield is in Kern High School District; parts are in Bakersfield City School District (36%) and Panama-Buena Vista School District (25%) and Rosedale Union Elementary School District (8%) and Greenfield Union School District (7%) and Norris Elementary School District (5%) and Fruitvale Elementary School District (5%) and Lakeside Union School District (4%) and Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary School District (3%) and Fairfax Elementary School District (2%).
CSchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Bakersfield spans 11 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bakersfield residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bakersfield | ZIP’s residents in Bakersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93309 | Bakersfield, CA | 14% | 93% |
| 93313 | Bakersfield, CA | 14% | 96% |
| 93307 | Bakersfield, CA | 13% | 61% |
| 93311 | Bakersfield, CA | 13% | 99% |
| 93312 | Bakersfield, CA | 12% | 83% |
| 93304 | Bakersfield, CA | 11% | 86% |
| 93306 | Bakersfield, CA | 9% | 47% |
| 93305 | Bakersfield, CA | 5% | 52% |
| 93314 | Bakersfield, CA | 4% | 44% |
| 93301 | Bakersfield, CA | 4% | 100% |
| 93308 | Bakersfield, CA | 2% | 14% |
93302, 93303, 93380, 93383, 93384, 93385, 93386, 93387, 93388, 93389, 93390 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Bakersfield
Who supplies Bakersfield’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The CWS - Bakersfield water system (EPA ID CA1510003). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.8 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bakersfield?
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 37.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bakersfield?
Spectrum, AT&T, Applied Technology Group, unWired Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bakersfield?
93309 (14%), 93313 (14%), 93307 (13%), 93311 (13%), 93312 (12%), 93304 (11%), 93306 (9%), 93305 (5%), 93314 (4%), 93301 (4%), 93308 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bakersfield in?
Kern High School District. Parts of the city are in Bakersfield City School District and Panama-Buena Vista School District and Rosedale Union Elementary School District and Greenfield Union School District and Norris Elementary School District and Fruitvale Elementary School District and Lakeside Union School District and Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary School District and Fairfax Elementary School District.
How do I register to vote in Bakersfield?
In California you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before). Elections here are run by the Kern County Clerk - Elections Office. Check your registration at voterstatus.sos.ca.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.