Living in Cantua Creek, CA: what to set up and who to call
The Fcsa 32 - Cantua Creek water system reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), disinfection byproducts (HAA5). 77% of systems its size reported none. Cantua Creek has no town government of its own, so Fresno County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Golden Plains Unified School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cantua Creek, 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 Cantua Creek.
Power comes from PG&E
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cantua Creek. 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 Fcsa 32 - Cantua Creek water system
The Fcsa 32 - Cantua Creek water system supplies Cantua Creek: about 68% of residents live in its service area. Cantua Creek Vineyards, Iv, LLC. serves another 14%. About 17% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 462 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), disinfection byproducts (HAA5), the latest beginning Jan 2022. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 67% 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. CA1000359.
Which providers serve Cantua Creek
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Cantua Creek, 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 Cantua Creek’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Cantua Creek.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Cantua Creek is in Golden Plains 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
Cantua Creek is unincorporated, so Fresno County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Cantua Creek is in ZIP code 93608
ZIP codes where Cantua Creek residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cantua Creek | ZIP’s residents in Cantua Creek |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93608 | Cantua Creek, CA | 100% | 43% |
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 Cantua Creek
Who supplies Cantua Creek’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Fcsa 32 - Cantua Creek water system (EPA ID CA1000359). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), disinfection byproducts (HAA5). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.7 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cantua Creek?
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 37.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Cantua Creek?
93608. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cantua Creek in?
Golden Plains Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Cantua Creek?
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 Fresno County Clerk, 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): pending.