Mount San Jacinto State Park Historic District · Photo: Own work · CC BY 3.0Living in Idyllwild-Pine Cove, CA: what to set up and who to call
Idyllwild Water District reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 80% of systems its size reported none. Idyllwild-Pine Cove has no town government of its own, so Riverside County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Hemet Unified School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Idyllwild-Pine Cove, 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 Idyllwild-Pine Cove.
Power comes from Southern California Edison
Southern California Edison (Southern California Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Idyllwild-Pine Cove. 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 Idyllwild Water District
Idyllwild Water District supplies Idyllwild-Pine Cove: about 53% of residents live in its service area. Fern Valley WD serves another 24%. Pine Cove Water District serves another 23%. About 8% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Pine Cove Water District and Fern Valley WD as sellers) and serves 3,762 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2, the latest beginning Oct 2025. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.7 ppb. That’s higher than 80% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. CA3310019.
6 home internet providers serve Idyllwild-Pine Cove
92% of 4,047 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 79% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 82% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 64% | 300/20 |
| Southern California Telephone | Fixed wireless | 61% | 75/15 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 37% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 34% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Idyllwild Transfer Station is open Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Where to take trash and recycling in Idyllwild-Pine Cove, and where the rules are.
Idyllwild Transfer Station
Idyllwild, CA, 92549
- Mon8 am–4:30 pm
- Thu8 am–4:30 pm
- Fri8 am–4:30 pm
- Sat8 am–4:30 pm
- Sun8 am–4:30 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Apr 2026. They can change with the season, so check with the town before you go.
Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Idyllwild-Pine Cove (99%) is in Hemet Unified School District.
C+School 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
Idyllwild-Pine Cove is unincorporated, so Riverside County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Idyllwild-Pine Cove is in ZIP code 92549
ZIP codes where Idyllwild-Pine Cove residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Idyllwild-Pine Cove | ZIP’s residents in Idyllwild-Pine Cove |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92549 | Idyllwild, CA | 100% | 98% |
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 Idyllwild-Pine Cove
When is the Idyllwild Transfer Station open?
Thu–Mon 8 am–4:30 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). The town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Idyllwild-Pine Cove’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Idyllwild Water District (EPA ID CA3310019). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.9 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Idyllwild-Pine Cove?
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 Idyllwild-Pine Cove?
Spectrum, Frontier, Verizon, Southern California Telephone, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Idyllwild-Pine Cove?
92549. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Idyllwild-Pine Cove in?
Hemet Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Idyllwild-Pine Cove?
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 Riverside 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.