Living in Kennedy Meadows, CA: what to set up and who to call
Kennedy Meadows has no town government of its own, so Tulare County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Porterville Unified School District. Only 55% of addresses in Kennedy Meadows can get a wired internet connection, by the FCC’s map.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Kennedy Meadows, 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 Kennedy Meadows.
Power comes from Southern California Edison
Southern California Edison (Southern California Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Kennedy Meadows. 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.
1 home internet providers serve Kennedy Meadows
0% of 124 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ducor Telephone Company | DSL | 59% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Kennedy Meadows’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Kennedy Meadows.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Kennedy Meadows is in Porterville Unified 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
Kennedy Meadows 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.
Kennedy Meadows is in ZIP code 93527
ZIP codes where Kennedy Meadows residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Kennedy Meadows | ZIP’s residents in Kennedy Meadows |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93527 | Inyokern, CA | 100% | 3% |
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 Kennedy Meadows
Who provides electricity in Kennedy Meadows?
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 Kennedy Meadows?
Ducor Telephone Company (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Kennedy Meadows?
93527. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Kennedy Meadows in?
Porterville Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Kennedy Meadows?
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.
- 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.