Photo: Amadscientist · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Marina, CA: what to set up and who to call
Two school districts split the grades in Marina: Salinas Union High School District and Monterey Peninsula Unified School District. The closest public drop-off to Marina is Marina Dump Recycling, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Marina, 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 Marina.
Power comes from PG&E
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Marina. 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 Marina Coast Water District
Marina Coast Water District supplies almost all of Marina. It draws ground water and serves 38,377 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 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. CA2710017.
7 home internet providers serve Marina
96% of 5,717 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 10% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 97% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 81% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Optimum | Cable | 3% | 940/35 |
| Razzolink | Fixed wireless | 100% | 500/250 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 64% | 100/20 |
| Cruzio | Fixed wireless | 23% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
GreenWaste Recovery picks up trash in Marina
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Marina, from the town’s own site and the hauler or county pages it links to.
Accepted at the curb
- Metal and aluminum
- Glass
- Paper & cardboard
- Plastic
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityofmarina.org →
From cityofmarina.org, the town’s official site; greenwaste.com, which cityofmarina.org links to for trash, checked Oct 23, 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.
Marina is in two districts that split the grades: Salinas Union High School District and Monterey Peninsula Unified School District.
C+School 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 Jul 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Marina is in ZIP code 93933
ZIP codes where Marina residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Marina | ZIP’s residents in Marina |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93933 | Marina, CA | 100% | 82% |
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 Marina
Who supplies Marina’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Marina Coast Water District (EPA ID CA2710017). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Marina?
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 Marina?
Xfinity, AT&T, Optimum, Razzolink, T-Mobile, Cruzio (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Marina?
93933. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Marina in?
Salinas Union High School District and Monterey Peninsula Unified School District. Parts of the city are in North Monterey County Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Marina?
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 Monterey 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: Marina’s own website (cityofmarina.org) and the hauler or county pages it links to (greenwaste.com), read Oct 23, 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.