Photo: Amin Eshaiker · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Calipatria, CA: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Calipatria comes from the Gswc - Calipatria water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in Calipatria comes from Imperial Irrigation District, a political subdivision utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Calipatria, 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 Calipatria.
Power comes from Imperial Irrigation District
Imperial Irrigation District (Imperial Irrigation District), a political subdivision utility, serves all of Calipatria. Its homes paid an average of 18.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $202 a month (its average across California).
Start or move service: iid.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Gswc - Calipatria water system
The Gswc - Calipatria water system supplies Calipatria: about 55% of residents live in its service area. Calipatria State Prison serves another 45%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Imperial Irrigation District as seller) and serves 7,363 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, 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. CA1310003.
5 home internet providers serve Calipatria
55% of 884 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 43% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zito Media | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 82% | 10/1 |
| Sun Valley Broadband | Fixed wireless | 100% | 50/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 41% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 38% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Calipatria’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Calipatria.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Calipatria is in Calipatria Unified School District.
C+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.
Calipatria is in ZIP code 92233
ZIP codes where Calipatria residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Calipatria | ZIP’s residents in Calipatria |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92233 | Calipatria, CA | 100% | 93% |
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 Calipatria
Who supplies Calipatria’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Gswc - Calipatria water system (EPA ID CA1310003). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Calipatria?
Imperial Irrigation District (Imperial Irrigation District), a political subdivision utility. Its homes paid about 18.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Calipatria?
Zito Media, AT&T, Sun Valley Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Calipatria?
92233. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Calipatria in?
Calipatria Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Calipatria?
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 Imperial 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: 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.