Photo: Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning · Public domainLiving in Charter Oak, CA: what to set up and who to call
Charter Oak has no town government of its own, so Los Angeles County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Charter Oak Unified School District. For home internet, most of Charter Oak can choose between Spectrum and Frontier.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Charter Oak, 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 Charter Oak.
Power comes from Southern California Edison
Southern California Edison (Southern California Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Charter Oak. Its homes paid an average of 31.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $149 a month (its average across California, for customers on its standard service). California lets you buy power from another supplier; 30% of Southern California Edison’s home customers do, and Southern California Edison still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Three Valleys Mwd water system
The Three Valleys Mwd water system supplies Charter Oak: about 46% of residents live in its service area. Gswc-San Dimas serves another 45%. Covina-City, Water Dept. serves another 10%. About 45% 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 0 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
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. CA1910041.
5 home internet providers serve Charter Oak
99% of 2,182 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 65% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 71% | 5,000/5,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 68% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 64% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 36% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Charter Oak’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Charter Oak.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Charter Oak (90%) is in Charter Oak Unified School District; parts are in Covina-Valley Unified School District (10%).
B+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
Charter Oak is unincorporated, so Los Angeles 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.
Charter Oak spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Charter Oak residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Charter Oak | ZIP’s residents in Charter Oak |
|---|---|---|---|
| 91724 | Covina, CA | 90% | 32% |
| 91722 | Covina, CA | 9% | 3% |
A few homes fall in 91740.
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 Charter Oak
Who supplies Charter Oak’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Three Valleys Mwd water system (EPA ID CA1910041). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in Charter Oak?
Southern California Edison (Southern California Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 31.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Charter Oak?
Spectrum, Frontier, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Charter Oak?
91724 (90%), 91722 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Charter Oak in?
Charter Oak Unified School District. Parts of the city are in Covina-Valley Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Charter Oak?
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 Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder County Clerk. 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.