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The Lodoga handbook

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

Lodoga has no town government of its own, so Colusa County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Maxwell Unified School District. The nearest emergency room is Glenn Medical Center, 21.8 miles away.

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Lodoga, 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 Lodoga.

Electricity

Power comes from PG&E

PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lodoga. Its homes paid an average of 37.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $174 a month (its average across California, for customers on its standard service). California lets you buy power from another supplier; 66% of PG&E’s home customers do, and PG&E still delivers it.

Start or move service: pgecorp.com

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 Upper Lake Hardisty System

Upper Lake Hardisty System supplies Lodoga: about 48% of residents live in its service area. About 52% 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 98 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.

Lead, 90th percentile5.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 5.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 89% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. 090605025.

Internet

Which providers serve Lodoga

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Lodoga, 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.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Lodoga’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lodoga.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileLodoga has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Lodoga kids go to
K–5Maxwell Elementaryin Maxwell
6–8Maxwell Middlein Maxwell
9–12Maxwell Sr Highin Maxwell

Lodoga is in Maxwell Unified School District.

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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Lodoga is unincorporated, so Colusa County is the local government.

Local governmentColusa CountyLodoga is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereColusa County Clerk-Elections DepartmentElections here are run by Colusa County (county election office). 546 Jay St, Ste 200, Colusa, CA 95932-2400 · (530) 458-0500 · [email protected]FVAP, Jul 2021
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 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Lodoga is in ZIP code 95979

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of LodogaZIP’s residents in Lodoga
95979Stonyford, CA100%35%

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 Lodoga

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

Upper Lake Hardisty System (EPA ID 090605025). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Lodoga?

PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 37.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Lodoga?

95979. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lodoga in?

Maxwell Unified School District.

How do I register to vote in Lodoga?

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 Colusa County Clerk-Elections Department. 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): pending.