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The Franklin handbook

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

An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the Scwa - Laguna/Vineyard water system, which supplies Franklin. Franklin has no town government of its own, so Sacramento County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Elk Grove Unified School District.

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Franklin, 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 Franklin.

Electricity

Power comes from Sacramento Municipal Util Dist

Sacramento Municipal Util Dist (Sacramento Municipal Util Dist), a political subdivision utility, serves all of Franklin. Its homes paid an average of 18.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $125 a month (its average across California).

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 Scwa - Laguna/Vineyard water system

The Scwa - Laguna/Vineyard water system supplies Franklin: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists City of Sacramento Main as seller) and serves 184,896 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.

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

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, 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. CA3410029.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Franklin

100% of 57 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable53%2,000/250
Consolidated CommunicationsDSL5%100/10
DigitalPathFixed wireless100%200/20
unWired BroadbandFixed wireless100%400/50
AT&TFixed wireless84%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless74%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Franklin.

Nearest public drop-off · 5.0 mi from the center of Franklin

Sewer Substation

This isn’t Franklin’s own facility. Whether Franklin residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Franklin kids go to
K–643 schoolsDepends on your address
7–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–129 high schoolsDepends on your address

Franklin is in Elk Grove 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

Franklin is unincorporated, so Sacramento County is the local government.

Local governmentSacramento CountyFranklin is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereCounty of Sacramento Voter Registration and ElectionsElections here are run by Sacramento County (county election office). 7000 65th Street, Suite A, Sacramento, CA 95823 · (916) 875-6451FVAP, 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

Franklin is in ZIP code 95757

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of FranklinZIP’s residents in Franklin
95757Elk Grove, CA100%0%

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 Franklin

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

The Scwa - Laguna/Vineyard water system (EPA ID CA3410029). 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 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Franklin?

Sacramento Municipal Util Dist (Sacramento Municipal Util Dist), a political subdivision utility. Its homes paid about 18.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Franklin?

Xfinity, Consolidated Communications, DigitalPath, unWired Broadband, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Franklin?

95757. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Franklin in?

Elk Grove Unified School District.

How do I register to vote in Franklin?

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 County of Sacramento Voter Registration and 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.