Photo: Bruce Fingerhood from Springfield, Oregon, US · CC BY 2.0Living in Colton, CA: what to set up and who to call
Colton runs its own electric utility, City of Colton; its homes paid 23.0¢ per kWh in 2025. Colton has its own drop-off, Ponce Recycling Center.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Colton, 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 Colton.
Power comes from City of Colton
City of Colton (City of Colton - (CA)), a municipal utility, serves 73.9% of Colton residents. Its homes paid an average of 23.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $119 a month (its average across California).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Colton water system
The City of Colton water system supplies Colton: about 87% of residents live in its service area. West Valley Water District serves another 12%. It draws ground water (EPA lists City of Rialto and San Bernardino City and Riverside Highland Water Company as sellers) and serves 46,525 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. CA3610014.
5 home internet providers serve Colton
98% of 12,172 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 35% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 84% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 5% | 7,000/7,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 52% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 49% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Colton
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Colton, from the town’s own site.
Ponce Recycling Center
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From coltonca.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated July 1, 2026. 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.
Most of Colton (92%) is in Colton Joint Unified School District; parts are in Rialto Unified School District (8%).
CSchool 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.
Colton is in ZIP code 92324
ZIP codes where Colton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Colton | ZIP’s residents in Colton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92324 | Colton, CA | 100% | 92% |
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 Colton
Who supplies Colton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Colton water system (EPA ID CA3610014). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Colton?
City of Colton (City of Colton - (CA)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 23.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Colton?
Spectrum, AT&T, Frontier, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Colton?
92324. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Colton in?
Colton Joint Unified School District. Parts of the city are in Rialto Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Colton?
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 San Bernardino 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: Colton’s own website (coltonca.gov), 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.