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

Honcut has no town government of its own, so Butte County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Oroville Union High School District. Barber Branch Library (Sutter County Library), 7.5 miles away, is the closest library to Honcut.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Honcut has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Butte County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Honcut’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Honcut, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerPG&Einvestor-owned utility · 37.5¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve HoncutData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Honcut’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolOroville Union High and Palermo Union Elementary districtsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code95966Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Honcut.

Electricity

Power comes from PG&E

PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Honcut. 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.

Internet

Which providers serve Honcut

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Honcut, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Honcut’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Honcut.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileHoncut has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Honcut kids go to
K–3HoncutPalermo Union Elementary School District
6–8Palermo Middlein Palermo
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Honcut is in two districts that split the grades: Oroville Union High School District and Palermo Union Elementary 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

Honcut is unincorporated, so Butte County is the local government.

Local governmentButte CountyHoncut is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereButte County ElectionsElections here are run by Butte County (county election office). 155 Nelson Ave, Oroville, CA 95965-3361 · (530) 552-3400 x1 · [email protected]FVAP, Aug 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 Aug 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Honcut is in ZIP code 95966

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of HoncutZIP’s residents in Honcut
95966Oroville, CA100%1%
Area code530Wikidata

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.

Nearest emergency roomOrchard Hospital8.2 miles awayGet a library cardSutter County LibraryNearest branch: Barber Branch Library, 10321 Live Oak Blvd. · (530) 695-2021

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Honcut

Who provides electricity in Honcut?

PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 37.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Honcut?

95966. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Honcut in?

Oroville Union High School District and Palermo Union Elementary School District.

How do I register to vote in Honcut?

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.

  • 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): pending.