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The Dobbins handbook

Living in Dobbins, CA: what to set up and who to call

Dobbins has no town government of its own, so Yuba County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Marysville Joint Unified School District. The nearest library is Madelyn Helling County Library (Nevada County Library), 11.6 miles away.

Dobbins has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Yuba County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Dobbins’ town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Dobbins, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Dobbins.

Electricity

Power comes from PG&E

PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Dobbins. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from North Yuba Water District

North Yuba Water District supplies Dobbins: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 8% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 2,772 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 77% 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. CA5810006.

Internet

Which providers serve Dobbins

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Dobbins, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Dobbins’ trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Dobbins.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileDobbins has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Dobbins kids go to
K–6Dobbins ElementaryMarysville Joint Unified School District
7–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Dobbins is in Marysville Joint Unified School District.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Dobbins is unincorporated, so Yuba County is the local government.

Local governmentYuba CountyDobbins is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereYuba County ClerkElections here are run by Yuba County (county election office). 915 8th St, Ste 107, Marysville, CA 95901-5273 · (530) 749-7855 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterstatus.sos.ca.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Dobbins spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Dobbins residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of DobbinsZIP’s residents in Dobbins
95935Dobbins, CA97%71%
95962Oregon House, CA3%1%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Dobbins

Who supplies Dobbins’ drinking water, and has it had violations?

North Yuba Water District (EPA ID CA5810006). 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 2.4 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Dobbins?

PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 37.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Dobbins?

95935 (97%), 95962 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Dobbins in?

Marysville Joint Unified School District.

How do I register to vote in Dobbins?

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 Yuba County Clerk. 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): pending.