Photo: Fettlemap · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in El Rio, CA: what to set up and who to call
El Rio has no town government of its own, so Ventura County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Oxnard Union High School District. The closest public drop-off to El Rio is Del Norte Recycling Center, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in El Rio, 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 Rio.
Power comes from Southern California Edison
Southern California Edison (Southern California Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of El Rio. Its homes paid an average of 31.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $149 a month (its average across California, for customers on its standard service). California lets you buy power from another supplier; 30% of Southern California Edison’s home customers do, and Southern California Edison still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from United Wtr Cons Dist water system
The United Wtr Cons Dist water system supplies El Rio: about 53% of residents live in its service area. About 47% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 0 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
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. CA5610046.
5 home internet providers serve El Rio
98% of 1,486 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 84% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber | 80% | 4,000/4,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 83% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 13% | 25/3 |
| Rocket Broadband | Fixed wireless | 13% | 150/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in El Rio.
Del Norte Recycling Center
111 South Del Norte Boulevard, Oxnard, CA, 93030
This isn’t El Rio’s own facility. Whether El Rio residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
El Rio is in two districts that split the grades: Oxnard Union High School District and Rio Elementary School District.
C+School 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 Rio is unincorporated, so Ventura County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
El Rio is in ZIP code 93036
ZIP codes where El Rio residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of El Rio | ZIP’s residents in El Rio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93036 | Oxnard, CA | 100% | 14% |
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 Rio
Who supplies El Rio’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The United Wtr Cons Dist water system (EPA ID CA5610046). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in El Rio?
Southern California Edison (Southern California Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 31.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve El Rio?
Spectrum, Frontier, Verizon, AT&T, Rocket Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in El Rio?
93036. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is El Rio in?
Oxnard Union High School District and Rio Elementary School District. Parts of the city are in Mesa Union Elementary School District.
How do I register to vote in El Rio?
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 Ventura 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.