Photo: User:Stilfehler · Public domainLiving in Daly City, CA: what to set up and who to call
Two school districts split the grades in Daly City: Jefferson Union High School District and Jefferson Elementary School District. The closest public drop-off to Daly City is Recycling Center, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Daly 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 Daly City.
Power comes from PG&E
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Daly 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.
Water comes from City of Daly City water system
The City of Daly City water system supplies almost all of Daly City. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists San Francisco Regional Water System and City of Brisbane and Guadalupe Valley Mid and California Water Service-S San Francisco and North Coast County Water Dist as sellers) and serves 104,901 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 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. The highest in five years was 7.1 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. CA4110013.
9 home internet providers serve Daly City
100% of 21,697 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 68% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 94% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable, Fiber, DSL | 63% | 1,500/50 |
| Sonic Telecom | Fiber | 9% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Sail Internet | Fixed wireless, DSL | 6% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Unwired | Fixed wireless | 82% | 300/25 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Daly City
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Daly City, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Cardboard
- Milk and juice cartons
- Glass bottles and jars
- Aluminum and metal cans
- Small scrap metal (less than 10 pounds, no cords/chains)
Crown Computer Recycling
520 Bragato Road, San Carlos
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check dalycity.org →
From dalycity.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. 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.
Daly City is in two districts that split the grades: Jefferson Union High School District and Jefferson Elementary School District.
BSchool 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 Oct 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Daly City spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Daly City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Daly City | ZIP’s residents in Daly City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94015 | Daly City, CA | 56% | 93% |
| 94014 | Daly City, CA | 44% | 94% |
94016, 94017 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs 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 Daly City
Who supplies Daly City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Daly City water system (EPA ID CA4110013). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% 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 Daly 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 Daly City?
Xfinity, AT&T, Astound Broadband, Sonic Telecom, Sail Internet, Unwired (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Daly City?
94015 (56%), 94014 (44%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Daly City in?
Jefferson Union High School District and Jefferson Elementary School District. Parts of the city are in South San Francisco Unified School District and Bayshore Elementary School District and Brisbane Elementary School District.
How do I register to vote in Daly 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 San Mateo County Clerk - Elections. 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: Daly City’s own website (dalycity.org), 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.