Photo: The original uploader was Tillman at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Malibu, CA: what to set up and who to call
The Los Angeles Cwwd 29 & 80-Malibu water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 9.0 ppb, was higher than 97% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). The closest ER is Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center, 14.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Malibu, 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 Malibu.
Power comes from Southern California Edison
Southern California Edison (Southern California Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves 97.3% of Malibu residents. Its homes paid an average of 31.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $149 a month (its average across California, for customers on its standard service). California lets you buy power from another supplier; 30% of Southern California Edison’s home customers do, and Southern California Edison still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Los Angeles Cwwd 29 & 80-Malibu water system
The Los Angeles Cwwd 29 & 80-Malibu water system supplies almost all of Malibu. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Los Angeles-City, Dept. of Water & Power and Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. as sellers) and serves 32,348 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 9.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 97% 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. CA1910204.
6 home internet providers serve Malibu
98% of 5,123 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 76% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 79% | 7,000/7,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 26% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 23% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 5% | 100/20 |
| Rocket Broadband | Fixed wireless | 5% | 150/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In Malibu, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Malibu, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check malibucity.org →
From malibucity.org, 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.
Malibu is in Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District.
ASchool 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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Malibu is in ZIP code 90265
ZIP codes where Malibu residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Malibu | ZIP’s residents in Malibu |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90265 | Malibu, CA | 100% | 70% |
90264 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.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Malibu
Who supplies Malibu’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Los Angeles Cwwd 29 & 80-Malibu water system (EPA ID CA1910204). 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 9.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Malibu?
Southern California Edison (Southern California Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 31.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Malibu?
Spectrum, Frontier, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T, Rocket Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Malibu?
90265. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Malibu in?
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Malibu?
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 Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder County Clerk. 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: Malibu’s own website (malibucity.org), 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.