Photo: Jonnyboyca at English Wikipedia · Public domainLiving in Brea, CA: what to set up and who to call
Two school districts split the grades in Brea: Fullerton Joint Union High School District and Brea-Olinda Unified School District. The closest public drop-off to Brea is Olinda Alpha Landfill, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Brea, 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 Brea.
Power comes from Southern California Edison
Southern California Edison (Southern California Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Brea. Its homes paid an average of 31.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $149 a month (its average across California, for customers on its standard service). California lets you buy power from another supplier; 30% of Southern California Edison’s home customers do, and Southern California Edison still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Brea water system
The City of Brea water system supplies almost all of Brea. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. and California Domestic Water Company and City of Fullerton and City of La Habra and Golden State Wc - Placentia/Yorba Linda as sellers) and serves 48,479 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. CA3010002.
7 home internet providers serve Brea
99% of 12,396 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 33% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 87% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 5% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 72% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 48% | 100/20 |
| Cosmo Network Solutions | Fixed wireless | 29% | 250/100 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Brea
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Brea, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum & Metal Cans
- Aluminum Foil (clean) and Pans
- Cardboard
- Glass Bottles and Jars
- Junk Mail
- Magazines
- Milk and Juice Cartons
- Newspaper
- Office Paper
- Paper Egg Cartons
- Plastic Buckets
- Plastic Containers
- Small Scrap Metal (less than 10 pounds, no cords/chains)
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityofbrea.gov →
From cityofbrea.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated July 1, 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.
Brea is in two districts that split the grades: Fullerton Joint Union High School District and Brea-Olinda Unified School District.
A−School 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.
Brea spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Brea residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Brea | ZIP’s residents in Brea |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92821 | Brea, CA | 87% | 100% |
| 92823 | Brea, CA | 13% | 100% |
92822 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP 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.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Brea
Who supplies Brea’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Brea water system (EPA ID CA3010002). 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 Brea?
Southern California Edison (Southern California Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 31.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Brea?
Spectrum, AT&T, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile, Cosmo Network Solutions (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Brea?
92821 (87%), 92823 (13%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Brea in?
Fullerton Joint Union High School District and Brea-Olinda Unified School District. Parts of the city are in La Habra City Elementary School District and Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Brea?
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 Orange County 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: Brea’s own website (cityofbrea.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.