Living in Bass Lake, CA: what to set up and who to call
Bass Lake has no town government of its own, so Madera County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary School District. The Cal Am - Bass Lake water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Apr 2026.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bass Lake, 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 Bass Lake.
Power comes from PG&E
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bass Lake. 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 Cal Am - Bass Lake water system
The Cal Am - Bass Lake water system supplies almost all of Bass Lake. It draws surface water and serves 4,527 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Apr 2026. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.4 ppb. That’s higher than 67% 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. CA2010003.
4 home internet providers serve Bass Lake
95% of 1,110 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vyve Broadband | Cable | 93% | 1,000/50 |
| Sierra Telephone Company | DSL, Fiber | 76% | 50/25 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 63% | 300/20 |
| unWired Broadband | Fixed wireless | 11% | 400/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bass Lake’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bass Lake.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bass Lake is in two districts that split the grades: Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary School District and Yosemite Unified School District (9-12).
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Bass Lake is unincorporated, so Madera County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Bass Lake is in ZIP code 93604
ZIP codes where Bass Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bass Lake | ZIP’s residents in Bass Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93604 | Bass Lake, CA | 100% | 92% |
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.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Bass Lake
Who supplies Bass Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Cal Am - Bass Lake water system (EPA ID CA2010003). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bass Lake?
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 Bass Lake?
Vyve Broadband, Sierra Telephone Company, Verizon, unWired Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bass Lake?
93604. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bass Lake in?
Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary School District and Yosemite Unified School District (9-12).
How do I register to vote in Bass Lake?
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 Madera County Elections Division. 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.