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The Foresta handbook

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

All of Foresta gets its mail under one ZIP code, 95389. The nearest emergency room is John C Fremont Healthcare District, 18.5 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Foresta, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerPG&Einvestor-owned utility · 37.5¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve ForestaData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Foresta’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolMariposa County Unified School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code95389Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Foresta.

Electricity

Power comes from PG&E

PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Foresta. 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.

Internet

Which providers serve Foresta

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Foresta, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Foresta’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Foresta.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileForesta 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.

Foresta kids go to
K–86 schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Foresta is in Mariposa County 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

Foresta is unincorporated, so the county is the local government.

Local governmentThe countyForesta is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereMariposa County Elections DepartmentElections here are run by Mariposa County (county election office). P.O. Box 247, Mariposa, CA 95338-0247 · (209) 966-2007 · [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

Foresta is in ZIP code 95389

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ForestaZIP’s residents in Foresta
95389Yosemite National Park, CA100%5%

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.

Nearest emergency roomJohn C Fremont Healthcare District18.5 miles awayGet a library cardMariposa Library4978 10th Street · (209) 966-2140

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Foresta

Who provides electricity in Foresta?

PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 37.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Foresta?

95389. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Foresta in?

Mariposa County Unified School District.

How do I register to vote in Foresta?

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 Mariposa County Elections Department. Check your registration at voterstatus.sos.ca.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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): pending.