Living in Jovista, CA: what to set up and who to call
Sierra Vista Association reported 16 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: nitrate ×16. 78% of systems its size reported none. Jovista has no town government of its own, so Tulare County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Delano Joint Union High School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Jovista, 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 Jovista.
Power comes from Southern California Edison
Southern California Edison (Southern California Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Jovista. 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 Sierra Vista Association
Sierra Vista Association supplies almost all of Jovista. It draws ground water and serves 43 people in all.
16 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate ×16, the latest beginning Apr 2026. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none.
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. The highest in five years was 30.0 ppb. 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. CA5400964.
Which providers serve Jovista
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Jovista, 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.
We don’t have Jovista’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Jovista.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Jovista is in two districts that split the grades: Delano Joint Union High School District and Richgrove 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Jovista is unincorporated, so Tulare 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.
Jovista is in ZIP code 93215
ZIP codes where Jovista residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Jovista | ZIP’s residents in Jovista |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93215 | Delano, CA | 100% | 0% |
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 Jovista
Who supplies Jovista’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Sierra Vista Association (EPA ID CA5400964). It reported 16 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate ×16. 78% 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 Jovista?
Southern California Edison (Southern California Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 31.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Jovista?
93215. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Jovista in?
Delano Joint Union High School District and Richgrove Elementary School District.
How do I register to vote in Jovista?
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): pending.