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The Big Bend handbook

Living in Big Bend, CA: what to set up and who to call

Big Bend has no town government of its own, so Shasta County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Mountain Union Elementary School District. For an emergency, Mayers Memorial Hospital is the closest ER, 26.4 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Big Bend has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Shasta County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Big Bend’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Big Bend, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerPG&Einvestor-owned utility · 37.5¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve Big BendData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Big Bend’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolShasta Union High and Mountain Union Elementary districtsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code96011Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Big Bend.

Electricity

Power comes from PG&E

PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Big Bend. 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.

Internet

Which providers serve Big Bend

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Big Bend, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Big Bend’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Big Bend.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileBig Bend has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Big Bend kids go to
K–8Montgomery Creek Elementaryin Montgomery Creek
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Big Bend is in two districts that split the grades: Mountain Union Elementary School District and Shasta Union High School District.

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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Big Bend is unincorporated, so Shasta County is the local government.

Local governmentShasta CountyBig Bend is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereShasta County Clerk-ElectionsElections here are run by Shasta County (county election office). 1643 Market St., Redding, CA 96001-1022 · (530) 225-5730 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterstatus.sos.ca.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Big Bend is in ZIP code 96011

ZIP codes where Big Bend residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Big BendZIP’s residents in Big Bend
96011Big Bend, CA100%53%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomMayers Memorial Hospital26.4 miles awayGet a library cardShasta Public LibrariesNearest branch: Burney Library, 37038 Siskiyou St. · (530) 335-4317

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Big Bend

Who provides electricity in Big Bend?

PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 37.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Big Bend?

96011. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Big Bend in?

Mountain Union Elementary School District and Shasta Union High School District.

How do I register to vote in Big Bend?

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 Shasta County Clerk-Elections. Check your registration at voterstatus.sos.ca.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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): pending.