Photo: USEPA Environmental-Protection-Agency · Public domainLiving in Lancaster, CA: what to set up and who to call
Lancaster has its own drop-off, Pacific Auto Recycling Center. Trains stop in Lancaster.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lancaster, 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 Lancaster.
Power comes from Southern California Edison
Southern California Edison (Southern California Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lancaster. 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 Antelope Valley East Kern Water Agency
Antelope Valley East Kern Water Agency supplies Lancaster: about 56% of residents live in its service area. About 44% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Palmdale Water Dist. as seller) and serves 0 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
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. CA1910045.
6 home internet providers serve Lancaster
97% of 45,499 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 77% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Race Communications | Fiber | 76% | 10,000/10,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 41% | 25/3 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 39% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 67% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 13% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Lancaster has its own drop-off: Pacific Auto Recycling Center
Where to take trash and recycling in Lancaster, and where the rules are.
Pacific Auto Recycling Center
Before you go, check the rules on cityoflancasterca.org.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Dec 2021). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lancaster is in Antelope Valley Union Joint High School District; parts are in Westside Union Elementary School District (44%) and Lancaster Elementary School District (37%) and Eastside Union Elementary School District (19%).
C−School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lancaster spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lancaster residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lancaster | ZIP’s residents in Lancaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93535 | Lancaster, CA | 42% | 89% |
| 93536 | Lancaster, CA | 33% | 77% |
| 93534 | Lancaster, CA | 25% | 99% |
93539, 93584, 93586 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Lancaster
Who supplies Lancaster’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Antelope Valley East Kern Water Agency (EPA ID CA1910045). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in Lancaster?
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 Lancaster?
Spectrum, Race Communications, AT&T, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lancaster?
93535 (42%), 93536 (33%), 93534 (25%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lancaster in?
Antelope Valley Union Joint High School District. Parts of the city are in Westside Union Elementary School District and Lancaster Elementary School District and Eastside Union Elementary School District.
How do I register to vote in Lancaster?
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 Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder County Clerk. 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.