Living in College City, CA: what to set up and who to call
College City has no town government of its own, so Colusa County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Pierce Joint Unified School District. Colusa County Free Library, 14.4 miles away, is the closest library to College City.
I’m new in town
What to set up in College City, 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 College City.
Power comes from PG&E
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of College City. 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.
6 home internet providers serve College City
99% of 120 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 76% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier | Fiber | 67% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Succeed.Net | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/50 |
| unWired Broadband | Fixed wireless | 93% | 400/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 68% | 100/20 |
| DigitalPath | Fixed wireless | 65% | 200/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 44% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have College City’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in College City.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
College City is in Pierce Joint Unified 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
College City is unincorporated, so Colusa County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
College City is in ZIP code 95912
ZIP codes where College City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of College City | ZIP’s residents in College City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95912 | Arbuckle, 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 College City
Who provides electricity in College City?
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 College City?
Frontier, Succeed.Net, unWired Broadband, T-Mobile, DigitalPath, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in College City?
95912. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is College City in?
Pierce Joint Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in College City?
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 Colusa County Clerk-Elections Department. 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.