Photo: HyperCar1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Glencoe, CA: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Glencoe goes to 95232 (68% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. For emergencies, Glencoe is closest to Sutter Amador Hospital, 10.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Glencoe, 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 Glencoe.
Power comes from PG&E
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Glencoe. 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 Calaveras PUD water system
The Calaveras PUD water system supplies Glencoe: about 1% of residents live in its service area. About 99% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 6,286 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
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. CA0510002.
3 home internet providers serve Glencoe
11% of 157 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volcano Vision | DSL | 80% | 100/30 |
| unWired Broadband | Fixed wireless | 6% | 50/12 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 4% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Glencoe’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Glencoe.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Glencoe is in Calaveras 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Glencoe is unincorporated, so the county is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Glencoe spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Glencoe residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Glencoe | ZIP’s residents in Glencoe |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95232 | Glencoe, CA | 68% | 100% |
| 95245 | Mokelumne Hill, CA | 32% | 4% |
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 Glencoe
Who supplies Glencoe’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Calaveras PUD water system (EPA ID CA0510002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% 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 Glencoe?
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 Glencoe?
Volcano Vision, unWired Broadband, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Glencoe?
95232 (68%), 95245 (32%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Glencoe in?
Calaveras Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Glencoe?
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 Calaveras County Clerk, Elections Department. 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.