Smithsonian Institution Shelter · Photo: Justin Johnsen · CC BY 2.0Living in Lone Pine, CA: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the Inyo County Pwd - Lone Pine water system. Lone Pine has no town government of its own, so Inyo County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Lone Pine Unified School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lone Pine, 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 Lone Pine.
Power comes from Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (Los Angeles Department of Water & Power), a municipal utility, serves all of Lone Pine. Its homes paid an average of 26.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $124 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 Inyo County Pwd - Lone Pine water system
The Inyo County Pwd - Lone Pine water system supplies Lone Pine: about 29% of residents live in its service area. Ladwp - Lone Pine serves another 27%. Lone Pine serves another 21%. About 56% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Ladwp - Lone Pine as seller) and serves 1,835 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, 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. CA1410009.
4 home internet providers serve Lone Pine
96% of 838 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 54% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stimulus Technologies | Cable, Fixed wireless | 99% | 750/45 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 76% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 59% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 21% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lone Pine.
Lone Pine Landfill
Substation Road, Lone Pine, CA, 93545 · run by Inyo County Recycling & Waste Management
This isn’t Lone Pine’s own facility. Whether Lone Pine residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lone Pine is in Lone Pine 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Lone Pine is unincorporated, so Inyo County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lone Pine is in ZIP code 93545
ZIP codes where Lone Pine residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lone Pine | ZIP’s residents in Lone Pine |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93545 | Lone Pine, CA | 100% | 97% |
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.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Lone Pine
Who supplies Lone Pine’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Inyo County Pwd - Lone Pine water system (EPA ID CA1410009). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lone Pine?
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (Los Angeles Department of Water & Power), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 26.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lone Pine?
Stimulus Technologies, Frontier, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lone Pine?
93545. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lone Pine in?
Lone Pine Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Lone Pine?
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 Inyo 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.