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The Loma Mar handbook

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

Loma Mar has no town government of its own, so San Mateo County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District. Most of Loma Mar has one wired internet choice: Xfinity.

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Loma Mar, 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 Loma Mar.

Electricity

Power comes from PG&E

PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Loma Mar. 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 Loma Mar Mutual water system

The Loma Mar Mutual water system supplies Loma Mar: about 38% of residents live in its service area. About 62% 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 65 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 percentile2.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. CA4100512.

Internet

2 home internet providers serve Loma Mar

100% of 41 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
CruzioFixed wireless17%1,000/1,000

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Loma Mar’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Loma Mar.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileLoma Mar 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.

Loma Mar kids go to
K–82 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Pescadero Highin Pescadero

Loma Mar is in La Honda-Pescadero 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

Loma Mar is unincorporated, so San Mateo County is the local government.

Local governmentSan Mateo CountyLoma Mar is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereSan Mateo County Clerk - ElectionsElections here are run by San Mateo County (county election office). 40 Tower Rd, San Mateo, CA 94402-4035 · (650) 312-5222 · [email protected]FVAP, Oct 2024
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 Oct 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Loma Mar is in ZIP code 94021

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Loma MarZIP’s residents in Loma Mar
94021Loma Mar, CA100%78%

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 Loma Mar

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

The Loma Mar Mutual water system (EPA ID CA4100512). 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 2.8 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Loma Mar?

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

What internet providers serve Loma Mar?

Xfinity, Cruzio (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Loma Mar?

94021. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Loma Mar in?

La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District.

How do I register to vote in Loma Mar?

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 Mateo County Clerk - Elections. 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.