Photo: Eggsy-B · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Clearlake, CA: what to set up and who to call
South Lake Refuse & Recycling takes recycling in Clearlake, open Mon–Sat 7:30 am–3 pm (OpenStreetMap). Mediacom Xtream is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Clearlake.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Clearlake, 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 Clearlake.
Power comes from PG&E
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Clearlake. 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 Highlands Mutual Water Company
Highlands Mutual Water Company supplies Clearlake: about 42% of residents live in its service area. Konocti County Water District serves another 29%. Golden State Water Co.-Clearlake System serves another 29%. About 5% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Golden State Water Co.-Clearlake System and Konocti County Water District as sellers) and serves 7,772 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.6 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. CA1710003.
6 home internet providers serve Clearlake
100% of 7,183 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 37% | 10/1 |
| 101Netlink | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| DigitalPath | Fixed wireless | 86% | 400/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 40% | 300/20 |
| Valley Internet | Fixed wireless | 15% | 50/25 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Clearlake depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Clearlake, from the town’s own site and the hauler or county pages it links to.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day
- RecyclingEvery week, same day as trash
South Lake Refuse & Recycling
16015 Country Road 213B, Clearlake, CA, 95422
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From clearlake.ca.us, the town’s official site; candswaste.com, which clearlake.ca.us links to for trash, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated July 1, 2012. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Clearlake is in Konocti Unified School District.
C−School 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.
Clearlake is in ZIP code 95422
ZIP codes where Clearlake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Clearlake | ZIP’s residents in Clearlake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95422 | Clearlake, CA | 100% | 98% |
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 Clearlake
When is the South Lake Refuse & Recycling open?
Mon–Sat 7:30 am–3 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check lakecountyca.gov before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Clearlake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Highlands Mutual Water Company (EPA ID CA1710003). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Clearlake?
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 Clearlake?
Mediacom Xtream, AT&T, 101Netlink, DigitalPath, Verizon, Valley Internet (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Clearlake?
95422. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Clearlake in?
Konocti Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Clearlake?
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 Lake County 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: Clearlake’s own website (clearlake.ca.us) and the hauler or county pages it links to (candswaste.com), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.