Living in Centerville, CA: what to set up and who to call
Centerville has no town government of its own, so Shasta County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Shasta Union High School District. The closest public drop-off to Centerville is Old Shasta Transfer Station, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Centerville, 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 Centerville.
Power comes from PG&E
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Centerville. 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 Centerville C.s.d. water system
The Centerville C.s.d. water system supplies almost all of Centerville. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Clear Creek Csd-Anderson as seller) and serves 4,151 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–Dec 2024, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 72% 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. CA4510011.
6 home internet providers serve Centerville
28% of 827 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 60% | 10/1 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 5% | 1,000/1,000 |
| ShastaBeam | Fixed wireless | 99% | 100/6 |
| Com-Pair Services | Fixed wireless | 85% | 100/25 |
| DigitalPath | Fixed wireless | 26% | 400/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 3% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Centerville.
Old Shasta Transfer Station
· run by Waste Management
This isn’t Centerville’s own facility. Whether Centerville residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Centerville is in two districts that split the grades: Shasta Union High School District and Grant Elementary School District.
A−School gradeSee 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
Centerville is unincorporated, so Shasta County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Centerville is in ZIP code 96001
ZIP codes where Centerville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Centerville | ZIP’s residents in Centerville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96001 | Redding, CA | 100% | 6% |
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 Centerville
Who supplies Centerville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Centerville C.s.d. water system (EPA ID CA4510011). 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 2.1 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Centerville?
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 Centerville?
AT&T, Spectrum, ShastaBeam, Com-Pair Services, DigitalPath, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Centerville?
96001. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Centerville in?
Shasta Union High School District and Grant Elementary School District. Parts of the city are in Shasta Union Elementary School District.
How do I register to vote in Centerville?
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 Shasta 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.