Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Intersofia assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Del Mar, CA: what to set up and who to call
Two school districts split the grades in Del Mar: San Dieguito Union High School District and Del Mar Union Elementary School District. Del Mar Library, at 1309 Camino Del Mar, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Del Mar, 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 Del Mar.
Power comes from SDG&E
SDG&E (San Diego Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Del Mar. 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 City of Del Mar water system
The City of Del Mar water system supplies almost all of Del Mar. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of San Diego and Santa Fe I.d. as sellers) and serves 3,919 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2025–Dec 2027, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.0 ppb. That’s higher than 56% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. CA3710004.
5 home internet providers serve Del Mar
99% of 1,705 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 53% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 91% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 62% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 57% | 100/20 |
| San Diego Broadband | Fixed wireless | 7% | 500/100 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In Del Mar, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Del Mar, from the town’s own site.
Escondido Resource Recovery
1044 W. Washington Ave, Escondido, CA 92025
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check delmar.ca.us →
From delmar.ca.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 7/1/2025. 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.
Del Mar is in two districts that split the grades: San Dieguito Union High School District and Del Mar 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 Aug 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Del Mar is in ZIP code 92014
ZIP codes where Del Mar residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Del Mar | ZIP’s residents in Del Mar |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92014 | Del Mar, CA | 100% | 30% |
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 Del Mar
Who supplies Del Mar’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Del Mar water system (EPA ID CA3710004). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jan 2025–Dec 2027), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Del Mar?
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 Del Mar?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, San Diego Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Del Mar?
92014. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Del Mar in?
San Dieguito Union High School District and Del Mar Union Elementary School District. Parts of the city are in Solana Beach Elementary School District.
How do I register to vote in Del Mar?
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 Diego 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: Del Mar’s own website (delmar.ca.us), 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.