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The Lenwood handbook

Living in Lenwood, CA: what to set up and who to call

Lenwood has no town government of its own, so San Bernardino County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Barstow Unified School District. The closest public drop-off to Lenwood is All Recycling Center, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

Lenwood has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in San Bernardino County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Lenwood’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Lenwood, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Lenwood.

Electricity

Power comes from Southern California Edison

Southern California Edison (Southern California Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lenwood. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Golden State Water Co - Barstow

Golden State Water Co - Barstow supplies almost all of Lenwood. It draws ground water and serves 32,547 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.6 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. CA3610043.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Lenwood

99% of 1,216 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 77% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable98%1,000/35
FrontierFiber, DSL80%5,000/5,000
isp.netFixed wireless100%200/50
VerizonFixed wireless97%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless19%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless18%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lenwood.

Nearest public drop-off · 4.1 mi from the center of Lenwood

All Recycling Center

This isn’t Lenwood’s own facility. Whether Lenwood residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Lenwood kids go to
K–5Lenwood ElementaryBarstow Unified School District
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Barstow Highin Barstow

Lenwood is in Barstow Unified School District.

C−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Lenwood is unincorporated, so San Bernardino County is the local government.

Local governmentSan Bernardino CountyLenwood is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereSan Bernardino Registrar of VotersElections here are run by San Bernardino County (county election office). 777 E Rialto Ave, San Bernardino, CA 92415 · (909) 387-8300FVAP, Jul 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterstatus.sos.ca.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Lenwood is in ZIP code 92311

ZIP codes where Lenwood residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of LenwoodZIP’s residents in Lenwood
92311Barstow, CA100%10%
Area code760Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Lenwood

Who supplies Lenwood’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Golden State Water Co - Barstow (EPA ID CA3610043). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Lenwood?

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 Lenwood?

Spectrum, Frontier, isp.net, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Lenwood?

92311. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lenwood in?

Barstow Unified School District.

How do I register to vote in Lenwood?

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 San Bernardino 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.