Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Keyes, CA: what to set up and who to call
Keyes has no town government of its own, so Stanislaus County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Turlock Unified School District (9-12). Power in Keyes comes from Turlock Irrigation District, a political subdivision utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Keyes, 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 Keyes.
Power comes from Turlock Irrigation District
Turlock Irrigation District (Turlock Irrigation District), a political subdivision utility, serves all of Keyes. Its homes paid an average of 17.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $142 a month (its average across California).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Keyes Community Services Dist.
Keyes Community Services Dist. supplies Keyes: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 9% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 5,672 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2025–Dec 2027, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 59% 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. CA5010009.
8 home internet providers serve Keyes
100% of 1,781 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 21% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 74% | 5,000/5,000 |
| unWired Broadband | Fixed wireless | 100% | 400/50 |
| Ayera Technologies | Fixed wireless | 100% | 1,000/500 |
| Cal.net | Fixed wireless | 97% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 73% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Keyes.
Gilton Resource Recovery/Transfer Facility, Inc.
800 South McClure Road, Modesto, CA, 95357 · run by Gilton Solid Waste Management
This isn’t Keyes’ own facility. Whether Keyes residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Keyes (49%) is in Turlock Unified School District (9-12); parts are in Keyes Union Elementary School District (49%) and Ceres Unified School District (3%).
BSchool 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
Keyes is unincorporated, so Stanislaus 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.
Keyes spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Keyes residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Keyes | ZIP’s residents in Keyes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95328 | Keyes, CA | 69% | 100% |
| 95307 | Ceres, CA | 28% | 3% |
| 95382 | Turlock, CA | 3% | 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 Keyes
Who supplies Keyes’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Keyes Community Services Dist. (EPA ID CA5010009). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.5 ppb (Jan 2025–Dec 2027), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Keyes?
Turlock Irrigation District (Turlock Irrigation District), a political subdivision utility. Its homes paid about 17.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Keyes?
Spectrum, AT&T, unWired Broadband, Ayera Technologies, Cal.net, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Keyes?
95328 (69%), 95307 (28%), 95382 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Keyes in?
Turlock Unified School District (9-12). Parts of the city are in Keyes Union Elementary School District and Ceres Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Keyes?
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 Stanislaus County Clerk, 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.