Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Living in El Dorado Hills, CA: what to set up and who to call
El Dorado Hills has no town government of its own, so El Dorado County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend El Dorado Union High School District. Xfinity and AT&T both wire most of El Dorado Hills; 16% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in El Dorado Hills, 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 El Dorado Hills.
Power comes from PG&E
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of El Dorado Hills. 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 El Dorado Id - Main water system
The El Dorado Id - Main water system supplies almost all of El Dorado Hills. It draws surface water and serves 132,171 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 2024–Dec 2026, 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. CA0910001.
6 home internet providers serve El Dorado Hills
99% of 18,675 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 16% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 95% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 81% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Cal.net | Fixed wireless | 86% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 63% | 300/20 |
| Zeta Broadband | Fixed wireless | 52% | 400/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 41% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have El Dorado Hills’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in El Dorado Hills.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
El Dorado Hills is in El Dorado Union High School District; parts are in Buckeye Union Elementary School District (45%) and Rescue Union Elementary School District (40%) and Latrobe Elementary School District (15%).
ASchool 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
El Dorado Hills is unincorporated, so El Dorado County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Mar 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
El Dorado Hills spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where El Dorado Hills residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of El Dorado Hills | ZIP’s residents in El Dorado Hills |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95762 | El Dorado Hills, CA | 94% | 100% |
| 95682 | Shingle Springs, CA | 6% | 9% |
A few homes fall in 95672.
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 El Dorado Hills
Who supplies El Dorado Hills’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The El Dorado Id - Main water system (EPA ID CA0910001). 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 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in El Dorado Hills?
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 El Dorado Hills?
Xfinity, AT&T, Cal.net, Verizon, Zeta Broadband, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in El Dorado Hills?
95762 (94%), 95682 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is El Dorado Hills in?
El Dorado Union High School District. Parts of the city are in Buckeye Union Elementary School District and Rescue Union Elementary School District and Latrobe Elementary School District.
How do I register to vote in El Dorado Hills?
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 El Dorado 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: 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.