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The Bonita handbook

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

Bonita has no town government of its own, so San Diego County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Sweetwater Union High School District. Bonita-Sunnyside Library (San Diego County Library), 1.9 miles away, is the closest library to Bonita.

Bonita has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in San Diego County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Bonita’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Bonita.

Electricity

Power comes from SDG&E

SDG&E (San Diego Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bonita. Its homes paid an average of 45.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $168 a month (its average across California, for customers on its standard service). California lets you buy power from another supplier; 79% of SDG&E’s home customers do, and SDG&E still delivers it.

Start or move service: sempra.com

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Sweetwater Authority

Sweetwater Authority supplies almost all of Bonita. It draws surface water (EPA lists Cal-Am Water Coronado and City of San Diego and Otay Water District and San Diego County Water Authority as sellers) and serves 191,282 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, 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. CA3710025.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Bonita

98% of 3,733 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 23% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Cox CommunicationsCable, Fiber97%2,000/100
AT&TDSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless75%5,000/5,000
Pacific WyyerdFiber22%8,000/8,000
VerizonFixed wireless72%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless54%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Bonita’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bonita.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileBonita 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.

Bonita kids go to
K–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–811 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–1212 high schoolsDepends on your address

Bonita is in two districts that split the grades: Sweetwater Union High School District and Chula Vista Elementary School District.

B+School gradeSee 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

Bonita is unincorporated, so San Diego County is the local government.

Local governmentSan Diego CountyBonita is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereSan Diego Registrar of VotersElections here are run by San Diego County (county election office). P.O. Box 85520, San Diego, CA 92186-5520 · (858) 565-5800 · [email protected]FVAP, Aug 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 Aug 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Bonita spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of BonitaZIP’s residents in Bonita
91902Bonita, CA89%64%
91910Chula Vista, CA11%2%

91908 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.

Area code619Wikidata

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.

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

Questions about living in Bonita

Who supplies Bonita’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Sweetwater Authority (EPA ID CA3710025). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Bonita?

SDG&E (San Diego Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 45.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Bonita?

Cox Communications, AT&T, Pacific Wyyerd, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Bonita?

91902 (89%), 91910 (11%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Bonita in?

Sweetwater Union High School District and Chula Vista Elementary School District.

How do I register to vote in Bonita?

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 Diego 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: 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.