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The El Macero handbook

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

El Macero has no town government of its own, so Yolo County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Davis Joint Unified School District. Almost every address in El Macero can get fiber (100%, by the FCC’s map).

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in El Macero, 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 El Macero.

Electricity

Power comes from PG&E

PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of El Macero. 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 City of Davis water system

The City of Davis water system supplies almost all of El Macero. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Uc - Davis and Woodland-Davis Clean Water Agency as sellers) and serves 67,457 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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. CA5710001.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve El Macero

100% of 420 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityFiber, Cable100%1,200/35
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL, Fiber99%100/20
Cal.netFixed wireless100%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless97%300/20
Succeed.NetFixed wireless74%100/50
unWired BroadbandFixed wireless63%400/50

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have El Macero’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in El Macero.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileEl Macero 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.

El Macero kids go to
K–69 schoolsDepends on your address
7–93 schoolsDepends on your address
10–12Davis Senior Highin Davis

El Macero is in Davis 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

El Macero is unincorporated, so Yolo County is the local government.

Local governmentYolo CountyEl Macero is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereYolo County Elections OfficeElections here are run by Yolo County (county election office). 625 Court St., Room B05, Woodland, CA 95695-3475 · (530) 666-8133 · [email protected]FVAP, Jul 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 Jul 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

El Macero is in ZIP code 95618

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of El MaceroZIP’s residents in El Macero
95618Davis, CA100%4%

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 El Macero

Who supplies El Macero’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Davis water system (EPA ID CA5710001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% 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 Macero?

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 Macero?

Xfinity, AT&T, Cal.net, Verizon, Succeed.Net, unWired Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in El Macero?

95618. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is El Macero in?

Davis Joint Unified School District.

How do I register to vote in El Macero?

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 Yolo County Elections Office. 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.