Photo: Don Ramey Logan · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Dana Point, CA: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Dana Point is Prima Deshecha Landfill, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. The closest ER is Providence Mission Hospital, 6.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Dana Point, 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 Dana Point.
Power comes from SDG&E
SDG&E (San Diego Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Dana Point. Its homes paid an average of 45.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $168 a month (its average across California, for customers on its standard service). California lets you buy power from another supplier; 79% of SDG&E’s home customers do, and SDG&E still delivers it.
Start or move service: sempra.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from South Coast Water District
South Coast Water District supplies Dana Point: about 33% of residents live in its service area. East Orange County WD - Wz serves another 11%. Santa Margarita Water District-Id9 serves another 9%. Moulton Niguel Water District serves another 9%. About 36% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. and Laguna Beach County WD and Santa Margarita Water District-Id9 and City of San Clemente and Joint Regional Water Supply System as sellers) and serves 41,118 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 2021–Dec 2023, 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. CA3010042.
5 home internet providers serve Dana Point
98% of 10,910 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 51% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 2,000/100 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber, DSL | 46% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Cityside Fiber | Fiber | 36% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 43% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 42% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Dana Point is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Dana Point, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)The town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
From danapoint.org, 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.
Dana Point is in Capistrano Unified School District.
ASchool 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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Dana Point spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Dana Point residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Dana Point | ZIP’s residents in Dana Point |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92629 | Dana Point, CA | 78% | 100% |
| 92624 | Capistrano Beach, CA | 22% | 100% |
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 Dana Point
Who supplies Dana Point’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
South Coast Water District (EPA ID CA3010042). 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 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Dana Point?
SDG&E (San Diego Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 45.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Dana Point?
Cox Communications, AT&T, Cityside Fiber, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Dana Point?
92629 (78%), 92624 (22%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Dana Point in?
Capistrano Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Dana Point?
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 Orange 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: Dana Point’s own website (danapoint.org), 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.