Photo: Coolcaesar at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Cupertino, CA: what to set up and who to call
Two school districts split the grades in Cupertino: Fremont Union High School District and Cupertino Union Elementary School District. Most homes in Cupertino have two wired internet choices, Xfinity and AT&T.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cupertino, 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 Cupertino.
Power comes from PG&E
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cupertino. 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 Santa Clara Valley Water District
Santa Clara Valley Water District supplies Cupertino: about 50% of residents live in its service area. About 50% 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 San Francisco Regional Water System as seller) 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. CA4310027.
7 home internet providers serve Cupertino
100% of 14,897 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 52% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 94% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Sail Internet | Fixed wireless, DSL | 2% | 500/100 |
| Etheric Networks | Fixed wireless | 91% | 250/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 90% | 1,000/75 |
| Ridge Wireless | Fixed wireless | 86% | 100/60 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Recology picks up trash in Cupertino
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Cupertino, from the town’s own site.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Plastic soda, water, and other drink bottles
- Plastic food and household bottles and jars
- Plastic tubs and lids
- Plastic produce, and non-food containers
- Clear film plastic and bags (bagged together in a single bag)
- Aerosol cans (empty)
- Aluminum and bi-metal cans
- Aluminum foil (clean, no food)
- Glass bottles and jars (labels and lids are OK)
- Books (paperback and hardcover)
- Envelopes, junk mail, paper bags
- Metal pots and pans
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cupertino.gov →
From cupertino.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 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.
Cupertino is in two districts that split the grades: Fremont Union High School District and Cupertino Union Elementary School District.
A+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 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Cupertino is in ZIP code 95014
ZIP codes where Cupertino residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cupertino | ZIP’s residents in Cupertino |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95014 | Cupertino, CA | 100% | 96% |
A few homes fall in 94024. 95015 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Cupertino
Who supplies Cupertino’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Santa Clara Valley Water District (EPA ID CA4310027). 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 Cupertino?
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 Cupertino?
Xfinity, AT&T, Sail Internet, Etheric Networks, Verizon, Ridge Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cupertino?
95014. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cupertino in?
Fremont Union High School District and Cupertino Union Elementary School District.
How do I register to vote in Cupertino?
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 Santa Clara 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: Cupertino’s own website (cupertino.gov), read Oct 23, 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.