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The Ivanhoe handbook

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

An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for Ivanhoe Public Utility Dist. Ivanhoe has no town government of its own, so Tulare County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Visalia Unified School District.

Ivanhoe has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Tulare County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Ivanhoe’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Southern California Edison

Southern California Edison (Southern California Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Ivanhoe. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Ivanhoe Public Utility Dist

Ivanhoe Public Utility Dist supplies almost all of Ivanhoe. It draws ground water and serves 4,580 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–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. CA5410019.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Ivanhoe

99% of 1,091 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable99%1,000/35
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless94%100/20
OACYS TechnologyFixed wireless100%100/30
unWired BroadbandFixed wireless100%400/50
VerizonFixed wireless96%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless92%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Ivanhoe’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ivanhoe.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileIvanhoe 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.

Ivanhoe kids go to
K–6Ivanhoe ElementaryVisalia Unified School District
7–88 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Ivanhoe is in Visalia Unified School District.

B−School gradeSee 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

Ivanhoe is unincorporated, so Tulare County is the local government.

Local governmentTulare CountyIvanhoe is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereTulare County Registrar of VotersElections here are run by Tulare County (county election office). 5300 W. Tulare Ave. Ste 105, Visalia, CA 93277-9919 · (559) 839-2100FVAP, Jul 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 Jul 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Ivanhoe is in ZIP code 93235

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of IvanhoeZIP’s residents in Ivanhoe
93235Ivanhoe, CA100%96%

A few homes fall in 93292.

Area code559Wikidata

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.

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

Questions about living in Ivanhoe

Who supplies Ivanhoe’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Ivanhoe Public Utility Dist (EPA ID CA5410019). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Ivanhoe?

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 Ivanhoe?

Spectrum, AT&T, OACYS Technology, unWired Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Ivanhoe?

93235. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Ivanhoe in?

Visalia Unified School District.

How do I register to vote in Ivanhoe?

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 Tulare 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.