Integratron · Photo: Max Ronnersjö · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Homestead Valley, CA: what to set up and who to call
Homestead Valley has no town government of its own, so San Bernardino County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Morongo Unified School District. Tap water in most of Homestead Valley comes from Bighorn - Desert View Water Agency, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Homestead Valley, 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 Homestead Valley.
Power comes from Southern California Edison
Southern California Edison (Southern California Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Homestead Valley. 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 Bighorn - Desert View Water Agency
Bighorn - Desert View Water Agency supplies Homestead Valley: about 81% of residents live in its service area. Bdvwa - Goat Mountain Id serves another 12%. Hi Desert WD serves another 7%. It draws ground water and serves 3,916 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. CA3610009.
4 home internet providers serve Homestead Valley
95% of 1,888 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier | DSL | 62% | 70/3 |
| Mojavewifi.com | Fixed wireless | 99% | 500/500 |
| Electryon Tech | Fixed wireless | 91% | 500/125 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 84% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Homestead Valley’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Homestead Valley.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Homestead Valley is in Morongo Unified School District.
CSchool gradeSee 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
Homestead Valley is unincorporated, so San Bernardino County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Homestead Valley spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Homestead Valley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Homestead Valley | ZIP’s residents in Homestead Valley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92285 | Landers, CA | 57% | 57% |
| 92284 | Yucca Valley, CA | 43% | 5% |
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 Homestead Valley
Who supplies Homestead Valley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bighorn - Desert View Water Agency (EPA ID CA3610009). 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 Homestead Valley?
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 Homestead Valley?
Frontier, Mojavewifi.com, Electryon Tech, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Homestead Valley?
92285 (57%), 92284 (43%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Homestead Valley in?
Morongo Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Homestead Valley?
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 San Bernardino Registrar of Voters. 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.