Photo: Steveozone · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Lodi, CA: what to set up and who to call
Lodi runs its own electric utility, City of Lodi; its homes paid 22.8¢ per kWh in 2025. Trains stop in Lodi.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lodi, 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 Lodi.
Power comes from City of Lodi
City of Lodi (City of Lodi - (CA)), a municipal utility, serves 95.4% of Lodi residents. Its homes paid an average of 22.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $128 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 City of Lodi water system
The City of Lodi water system supplies almost all of Lodi. It draws surface water and serves 68,272 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. CA3910004.
9 home internet providers serve Lodi
100% of 19,813 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 34% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 85% | 5,000/5,000 |
| DigitalPath | Fixed wireless | 100% | 200/20 |
| unWired Broadband | Fixed wireless | 100% | 400/50 |
| Cal.net | Fixed wireless | 98% | 100/20 |
| Softcom Internet Communications | Fixed wireless | 66% | 400/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Lodi
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lodi, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum, steel and tin cans
- Colored paper and bags
- Corrugated cardboard boxes
- Envelopes
- Frozen food boxes
- Glass bottles and jars
- Junk mail
- Magazines
- Newspapers
- Paper grocery bags
- Plastic containers and bottles labeled 1 through 7
- Shoe boxes
- Telephone books
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check lodi.gov →
From lodi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lodi is in Lodi Unified School District.
B−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 2020; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lodi spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lodi residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lodi | ZIP’s residents in Lodi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95240 | Lodi, CA | 64% | 87% |
| 95242 | Lodi, CA | 36% | 87% |
95241 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP 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 Lodi
Who supplies Lodi’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Lodi water system (EPA ID CA3910004). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lodi?
City of Lodi (City of Lodi - (CA)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 22.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lodi?
Xfinity, AT&T, DigitalPath, unWired Broadband, Cal.net, Softcom Internet Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lodi?
95240 (64%), 95242 (36%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lodi in?
Lodi Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Lodi?
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 Joaquin 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: Lodi’s own website (lodi.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.