Magalia Community Church · Photo: Frank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Magalia, CA: what to set up and who to call
Magalia has no town government of its own, so Butte County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Paradise Unified School District. The nearest library is Butte County Public Law Library, 21.3 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Magalia, 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 Magalia.
Power comes from PG&E
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Magalia. 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.
Water comes from Del Oro Water Co.-Paradise Pines
Del Oro Water Co.-Paradise Pines supplies Magalia: about 31% of residents live in its service area. About 67% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Paradise Irrigation District as seller) and serves 10,940 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.7 ppb. That’s lower than 64% 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. CA0410011.
5 home internet providers serve Magalia
93% of 3,678 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 15% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 91% | 1,200/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 66% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 52% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 24% | 100/20 |
| DigitalPath | Fixed wireless | 16% | 10/1 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Magalia’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Magalia.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Magalia (93%) is in Paradise Unified School District; parts are in Chico Unified School District (7%).
C+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
Magalia is unincorporated, so Butte County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Magalia is in ZIP code 95954
ZIP codes where Magalia residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Magalia | ZIP’s residents in Magalia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95954 | Magalia, CA | 100% | 91% |
A few homes fall in 95969, 95928.
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 Magalia
Who supplies Magalia’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Del Oro Water Co.-Paradise Pines (EPA ID CA0410011). 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 0.5 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Magalia?
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 Magalia?
Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, DigitalPath (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Magalia?
95954. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Magalia in?
Paradise Unified School District. Parts of the city are in Chico Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Magalia?
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 Butte County 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.