John Colpitts Ainsley House No. 3 · Photo: JaGa · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Campbell, CA: what to set up and who to call
San Jose Water reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Jun 2023. Two school districts split the grades in Campbell: Campbell Union High School District and Campbell Union Elementary School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Campbell, 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 Campbell.
Power comes from PG&E
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Campbell. 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.
Water comes from San Jose Water
San Jose Water supplies Campbell: about 50% of residents live in its service area. About 50% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists City of Cupertino and Santa Clara Valley Water District as sellers) and serves 1,039,920 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Jun 2023. 82% of the 27 systems serving more than 1,000,000 people had none.
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. CA4310011.
8 home internet providers serve Campbell
100% of 11,534 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 61% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 88% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Etheric Networks | Fixed wireless | 90% | 250/100 |
| Ridge Wireless | Fixed wireless | 62% | 100/60 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 61% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 56% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Campbell: every week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Campbell, from the town’s own site and the hauler or county pages it links to.
Accepted at the curb
- Metal such as rinsed cans, clean aluminum foil, trays, pans, screws, nails
- Glass including bottles, broken glass, dishware
- Paper that is clean and dry, including mail, newspaper, books, printer paper
- Plastic including beverage bottles, coffee cup lids, food containers
- Film plastic including bread bags, bubble wrap, plastic wrap
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check campbellca.gov →
From campbellca.gov, the town’s official site; westvalleyrecycles.com, which campbellca.gov links to for trash, checked Oct 21, 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.
Campbell is in two districts that split the grades: Campbell Union High School District and Campbell Union Elementary School District.
ASchool 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 Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Campbell spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Campbell residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Campbell | ZIP’s residents in Campbell |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95008 | Campbell, CA | 95% | 85% |
| 95128 | San Jose, CA | 2% | 3% |
| 95032 | Los Gatos, CA | 2% | 3% |
A few homes fall in 95125, 95117. 95009, 95011 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs 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 Campbell
Who supplies Campbell’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
San Jose Water (EPA ID CA4310011). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule). 82% 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 Campbell?
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 37.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Campbell?
Xfinity, AT&T, Etheric Networks, Ridge Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Campbell?
95008 (95%), 95128 (2%), 95032 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Campbell in?
Campbell Union High School District and Campbell Union Elementary School District. Parts of the city are in Cambrian Elementary School District and Moreland School District.
How do I register to vote in Campbell?
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 Santa Clara 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: Campbell’s own website (campbellca.gov) and the hauler or county pages it links to (westvalleyrecycles.com), 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.