Photo: Missvain · CC BY 4.0Living in Fairfield, CA: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the City of Fairfield water system. Trains stop in Fairfield, at Fairfield-Vacaville Hannigan.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fairfield, 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 Fairfield.
Power comes from PG&E
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fairfield. 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 City of Fairfield water system
The City of Fairfield water system supplies Fairfield: about 94% of residents live in its service area. It draws surface water and serves 120,377 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 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 2021–Dec 2023, 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. CA4810003.
5 home internet providers serve Fairfield
100% of 32,864 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 17% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 80% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Cal.net | Fixed wireless | 86% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 46% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 43% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Fairfield’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fairfield.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Fairfield (67%) is in Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District; parts are in Travis Unified School District (33%).
BSchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Fairfield spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Fairfield residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fairfield | ZIP’s residents in Fairfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94533 | Fairfield, CA | 64% | 99% |
| 94534 | Fairfield, CA | 32% | 92% |
| 94535 | Travis Afb, CA | 4% | 99% |
A few homes fall in 95687.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Fairfield
Who supplies Fairfield’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Fairfield water system (EPA ID CA4810003). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fairfield?
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 Fairfield?
Xfinity, AT&T, Cal.net, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fairfield?
94533 (64%), 94534 (32%), 94535 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fairfield in?
Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District. Parts of the city are in Travis Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Fairfield?
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 Solano 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.