Photo: Frank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Gridley, CA: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the City of Gridley water system. Gridley runs its own electric utility, City of Gridley.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gridley, 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 Gridley.
Power comes from City of Gridley
City of Gridley (City of Gridley - (CA)), a municipal utility, serves 73.6% of Gridley residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Gridley water system
The City of Gridley water system supplies almost all of Gridley. It draws ground water and serves 7,269 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. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 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. CA0410004.
7 home internet providers serve Gridley
100% of 2,398 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 81% | 25/3 |
| Corridor Wireless | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/100 |
| DigitalPath | Fixed wireless | 75% | 400/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 39% | 100/20 |
| Succeed.Net | Fixed wireless | 12% | 100/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Gridley
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Gridley, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check gridleyca.gov →
From gridleyca.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Gridley is in Gridley Unified School District.
B+School 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 Aug 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Gridley is in ZIP code 95948
ZIP codes where Gridley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gridley | ZIP’s residents in Gridley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95948 | Gridley, CA | 100% | 64% |
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 Gridley
Who supplies Gridley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Gridley water system (EPA ID CA0410004). 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). 80% 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 Gridley?
City of Gridley (City of Gridley - (CA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Gridley?
Xfinity, AT&T, Corridor Wireless, DigitalPath, T-Mobile, Succeed.Net (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gridley?
95948. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gridley in?
Gridley Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Gridley?
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 Butte County 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: Gridley’s own website (gridleyca.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.