Photo: Azusa Tarn · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Irvine, CA: what to set up and who to call
Trash and recycling go to the town’s Household Hazardous Waste at 6411 Oak Canyon, open Tue–Sun 9 am–3 pm (as mapped on OpenStreetMap). Trains stop in Irvine.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Irvine, 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 Irvine.
Power comes from Southern California Edison
Southern California Edison (Southern California Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Irvine. 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 Irvine Ranch Water District
Irvine Ranch Water District supplies almost all of Irvine. It draws surface water (EPA lists Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. and Mesa Water District and Laguna Beach County WD and City of Newport Beach and City of Orange as sellers) and serves 444,800 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 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. CA3010092.
5 home internet providers serve Irvine
98% of 57,835 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 53% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 2,000/100 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber, DSL | 63% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Google Fiber | Fiber | 35% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 79% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 53% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Household Hazardous Waste is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Where to take trash and recycling in Irvine, and where the rules are.
Household Hazardous Waste
6411 Oak Canyon, Irvine, CA, 92618
- Tue9 am–3 pm
- Wed9 am–3 pm
- Thu9 am–3 pm
- Fri9 am–3 pm
- Sat9 am–3 pm
- Sun9 am–3 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Jan 2021. 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 Irvine (82%) is in Irvine Unified School District; parts are in Tustin Unified School District (8%) and Saddleback Valley Unified School District (4%) and Santa Ana Unified School District (4%).
ASchool 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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Irvine spans 9 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Irvine residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Irvine | ZIP’s residents in Irvine |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92620 | Irvine, CA | 21% | 100% |
| 92618 | Irvine, CA | 19% | 100% |
| 92612 | Irvine, CA | 10% | 100% |
| 92602 | Irvine, CA | 10% | 100% |
| 92614 | Irvine, CA | 9% | 100% |
| 92604 | Irvine, CA | 9% | 100% |
| 92617 | Irvine, CA | 8% | 100% |
| 92606 | Irvine, CA | 8% | 100% |
| 92603 | Irvine, CA | 7% | 100% |
92616, 92619, 92623, 92697 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs 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 Irvine
When is the Household Hazardous Waste open?
Tue–Sun 9 am–3 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). The town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Irvine’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Irvine Ranch Water District (EPA ID CA3010092). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% 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 Irvine?
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 Irvine?
Cox Communications, AT&T, Google Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Irvine?
92620 (21%), 92618 (19%), 92612 (10%), 92602 (10%), 92614 (9%), 92604 (9%), 92617 (8%), 92606 (8%), 92603 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Irvine in?
Irvine Unified School District. Parts of the city are in Tustin Unified School District and Saddleback Valley Unified School District and Santa Ana Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Irvine?
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 Orange County 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.