Photo: Julie Jordan Scott from Bakersfield, California, USA · CC BY 2.0Living in Hanford, CA: what to set up and who to call
Two school districts split the grades in Hanford: Hanford Joint Union High School District and Hanford Elementary School District. Trains stop in Hanford.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hanford, 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 Hanford.
Power comes from Southern California Edison
Southern California Edison (Southern California Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves 98.1% of Hanford residents. Its homes paid an average of 31.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $149 a month (its average across California, for customers on its standard service). California lets you buy power from another supplier; 30% of Southern California Edison’s home customers do, and Southern California Edison still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Hanford water system
The City of Hanford water system supplies Hanford: about 83% of residents live in its service area. About 17% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 62,127 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, 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. CA1610003.
6 home internet providers serve Hanford
100% of 17,961 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 23% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 88% | 5,000/5,000 |
| unWired Broadband | Fixed wireless | 100% | 400/50 |
| Cal.net | Fixed wireless | 98% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 47% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 26% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Hanford is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Hanford, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue, Wed or Thu)Look up your day on cityofhanfordca.com
- RecyclingEvery week
Accepted at the curb
- Glass bottles, jars and lids
- Aluminum foil (clean)
- Aluminum, steel, and tin cans
- Plastic bottles, containers and lids
- Plastic, non-foam plates, cups and utensils
Kings Waste and Recycling Authority
7803 Hanford-Armona Rd, Hanford, CA 93230
From cityofhanfordca.com, 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.
Hanford is in two districts that split the grades: Hanford Joint Union High School District and Hanford Elementary School District.
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 Jul 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Hanford is in ZIP code 93230
ZIP codes where Hanford residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hanford | ZIP’s residents in Hanford |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93230 | Hanford, CA | 100% | 85% |
93232 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Hanford
Who supplies Hanford’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Hanford water system (EPA ID CA1610003). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hanford?
Southern California Edison (Southern California Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 31.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hanford?
Xfinity, AT&T, unWired Broadband, Cal.net, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hanford?
93230. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hanford in?
Hanford Joint Union High School District and Hanford Elementary School District. Parts of the city are in Pioneer Union Elementary School District and Armona Union Elementary School District and Lakeside Union Elementary School District and Kit Carson Union Elementary School District.
How do I register to vote in Hanford?
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 Kings 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: Hanford’s own website (cityofhanfordca.com), 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.