Living in California Pines, CA: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the California Pines C.s.d. water system. California Pines has no town government of its own, so Modoc County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Modoc Joint Unified School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in California Pines, 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 California Pines.
Power comes from Pacific Power
Pacific Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of California Pines. Its homes paid an average of 24.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $200 a month (its average across California State).
Start or move service: pacificorp.com · (888) 221-7070
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from California Pines C.s.d. water system
The California Pines C.s.d. water system supplies almost all of California Pines. It draws ground water and serves 862 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 77% 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. CA2500503.
Which providers serve California Pines
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in California Pines, 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.
We don’t have California Pines’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in California Pines.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
California Pines is in Modoc Joint Unified 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
California Pines is unincorporated, so Modoc 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.
California Pines is in ZIP code 96101
ZIP codes where California Pines residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of California Pines | ZIP’s residents in California Pines |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96101 | Alturas, CA | 100% | 9% |
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 California Pines
Who supplies California Pines’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The California Pines C.s.d. water system (EPA ID CA2500503). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.4 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in California Pines?
Pacific Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 24.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in California Pines?
96101. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is California Pines in?
Modoc Joint Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in California Pines?
In California State 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 Modoc 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.
- 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): pending.