Valencia Hall · Photo: Mrwrite · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Day Valley, CA: what to set up and who to call
Day Valley has no town government of its own, so Santa Cruz County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Pajaro Valley Joint Unified School District. Tap water in most of Day Valley comes from Central Water District, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Day Valley, 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 Day Valley.
Power comes from PG&E
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Day Valley. 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 Central Water District
Central Water District supplies Day Valley: about 70% of residents live in its service area. City of Watsonville serves another 21%. Trout Gulch Mutual Water Company serves another 5%. About 10% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 2,726 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 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 6.0 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. CA4410018.
7 home internet providers serve Day Valley
83% of 1,161 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 3% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 73% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 44% | 75/20 |
| Surfnet Communications | Fixed wireless | 46% | 100/20 |
| Razzolink | Fixed wireless | 27% | 500/250 |
| Etheric Networks | Fixed wireless | 22% | 250/100 |
| Cruzio | Fixed wireless | 12% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Day Valley’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Day Valley.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Day Valley (98%) is in Pajaro Valley Joint Unified School District.
CSchool gradeSee 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
Day Valley is unincorporated, so Santa Cruz County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Day Valley spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Day Valley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Day Valley | ZIP’s residents in Day Valley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95003 | Aptos, CA | 76% | 10% |
| 95076 | Watsonville, CA | 24% | 1% |
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 Day Valley
Who supplies Day Valley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Central Water District (EPA ID CA4410018). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% 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 Day Valley?
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 Day Valley?
Spectrum, AT&T, Surfnet Communications, Razzolink, Etheric Networks, Cruzio (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Day Valley?
95003 (76%), 95076 (24%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Day Valley in?
Pajaro Valley Joint Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Day Valley?
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 Cruz 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: 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.