Living in Fairfax, CA: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the East Niles Csd water system, which supplies Fairfax. Fairfax has no town government of its own, so Kern County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Fairfax Elementary School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fairfax, 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 Fairfax.
Power comes from PG&E
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fairfax. 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 East Niles Csd water system
The East Niles Csd water system supplies Fairfax: about 63% of residents live in its service area. Victory Mutual Water Company serves another 36%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Kern County Water Agency as seller) and serves 32,517 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×2, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), the latest beginning Oct 2024. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2020–Dec 2022, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. CA1510006.
6 home internet providers serve Fairfax
98% of 580 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 59% | 75/20 |
| Applied Technology Group | Fixed wireless | 100% | 500/500 |
| unWired Broadband | Fixed wireless | 100% | 400/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 20% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 2% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Fairfax’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fairfax.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Fairfax is in two districts that split the grades: Fairfax Elementary School District and Kern High 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
Fairfax is unincorporated, so Kern 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.
Fairfax is in ZIP code 93307
ZIP codes where Fairfax residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fairfax | ZIP’s residents in Fairfax |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93307 | Bakersfield, CA | 100% | 2% |
94978 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Fairfax
Who supplies Fairfax’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The East Niles Csd water system (EPA ID CA1510006). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×2, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jan 2020–Dec 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fairfax?
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 Fairfax?
Spectrum, AT&T, Applied Technology Group, unWired Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fairfax?
93307. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fairfax in?
Fairfax Elementary School District and Kern High School District.
How do I register to vote in Fairfax?
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 Kern County Clerk - 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.