Photo: OsotedeMonte · CC BY 3.0Living in Knights Ferry, CA: what to set up and who to call
Knights Ferry has no town government of its own, so Stanislaus County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Knights Ferry Elementary School District. For a library card, the closest branch is Copperopolis Branch Library, 7.2 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Knights Ferry, 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 Knights Ferry.
Water comes from Knights Ferry Comm. Svc. Dist. water system
The Knights Ferry Comm. Svc. Dist. water system supplies Knights Ferry: about 85% of residents live in its service area. About 15% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 168 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 2.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 340.0 ppb. That’s higher than 80% 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. CA5000008.
Which providers serve Knights Ferry
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Knights Ferry, 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 Knights Ferry’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Knights Ferry.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Knights Ferry is in two districts that split the grades: Knights Ferry Elementary School District and Oakdale Joint Unified School District (9-12).
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
Knights Ferry 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.
Knights Ferry is in ZIP code 95361
ZIP codes where Knights Ferry residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Knights Ferry | ZIP’s residents in Knights Ferry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95361 | Oakdale, 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 Knights Ferry
Who supplies Knights Ferry’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Knights Ferry Comm. Svc. Dist. water system (EPA ID CA5000008). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.9 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
What ZIP codes are in Knights Ferry?
95361. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Knights Ferry in?
Knights Ferry Elementary School District and Oakdale Joint Unified School District (9-12).
How do I register to vote in Knights Ferry?
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.
- 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.