Photo: BigBearCabins · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Big Bear Lake, CA: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Big Bear Lake is in ZIP code 92315. Public schools here are run by Bear Valley Unified School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Big Bear 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 Big Bear Lake.
Power comes from Bear Valley Electric Service
Bear Valley Electric Service (Bear Valley Electric Service), an investor-owned utility, serves 98.1% of Big Bear Lake residents. Its homes paid an average of 41.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $122 a month (its average across California).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Big Bear Lake Dwp - Big Bear System
Big Bear Lake Dwp - Big Bear System supplies almost all of Big Bear Lake. It draws ground water and serves 26,132 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. CA3610044.
5 home internet providers serve Big Bear Lake
97% of 9,205 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 73% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 82% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 80% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 79% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 22% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Big Bear Lake depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Big Bear Lake, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on bigbearlake.gov →
Clean Bear Site #1
41970 Garstin Drive, Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum cans
- Glass bottles
- Plastic bottles (1-7)
- Tin cans
- Newspaper
- Junk mail
- Cardboard
- Magazines
- Ledger paper
- Computer paper
- Plastic grocery bags
- Brown bags
Recycling/Buy-Back Center
41970 Garstin Drive, Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
Clean Bear Site #1
41970 Garstin Drive, Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
From bigbearlake.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Big Bear Lake is in Bear Valley Unified School District.
BSchool 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 Jul 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Big Bear Lake is in ZIP code 92315
ZIP codes where Big Bear Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Big Bear Lake | ZIP’s residents in Big Bear Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92315 | Big Bear Lake, CA | 100% | 98% |
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 Big Bear Lake
Who supplies Big Bear Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Big Bear Lake Dwp - Big Bear System (EPA ID CA3610044). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Big Bear Lake?
Bear Valley Electric Service (Bear Valley Electric Service), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 41.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Big Bear Lake?
Spectrum, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Big Bear Lake?
92315. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Big Bear Lake in?
Bear Valley Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Big Bear 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 San Bernardino Registrar of Voters. 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: Big Bear Lake’s own website (bigbearlake.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.