Photo: Frank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Cherokee, CA: what to set up and who to call
Cherokee has no town government of its own, so Butte County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Golden Feather Union Elementary School District. Butte County Public Law Library, 9.6 miles away, is the closest library to Cherokee.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cherokee, 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 Cherokee.
Power comes from PG&E
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cherokee. 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.
Which providers serve Cherokee
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Cherokee, 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 Cherokee’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Cherokee.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Cherokee is in two districts that split the grades: Golden Feather Union Elementary School District and Oroville Union High 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
Cherokee is unincorporated, so Butte County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Cherokee is in ZIP code 95965
ZIP codes where Cherokee residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cherokee | ZIP’s residents in Cherokee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95965 | Oroville, CA | 100% | 0% |
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 Cherokee
Who provides electricity in Cherokee?
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 Cherokee?
95965. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cherokee in?
Golden Feather Union Elementary School District and Oroville Union High School District.
How do I register to vote in Cherokee?
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 Butte County Elections. Check your registration at voterstatus.sos.ca.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- 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.