Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Carmel-by-the-Sea goes to 93921 (91% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. For a library card, the closest branch is Harrison Memorial Library, 0.2 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Carmel-by-the-Sea, 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 Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Power comes from PG&E
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Carmel-by-the-Sea. 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 Cal Am Water Company - Monterey
Cal Am Water Company - Monterey supplies almost all of Carmel-by-the-Sea. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 92,450 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s lower than 57% 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. CA2710004.
3 home internet providers serve Carmel-by-the-Sea
100% of 3,048 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 8% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Razzolink | Fixed wireless | 100% | 500/250 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Carmel-by-the-Sea’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Carmel-by-the-Sea is in Carmel Unified 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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Carmel-by-the-Sea spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Carmel-by-the-Sea residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Carmel-by-the-Sea | ZIP’s residents in Carmel-by-the-Sea |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93921 | Carmel By The Sea, CA | 91% | 100% |
| 93923 | Carmel, CA | 9% | 2% |
93922 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 Carmel-by-the-Sea
Who supplies Carmel-by-the-Sea’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Cal Am Water Company - Monterey (EPA ID CA2710004). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Carmel-by-the-Sea?
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 Carmel-by-the-Sea?
Xfinity, AT&T, Razzolink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Carmel-by-the-Sea?
93921 (91%), 93923 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Carmel-by-the-Sea in?
Carmel Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Carmel-by-the-Sea?
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 Monterey County 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.