Photo: Patrick Pelletier · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Ojai, CA: what to set up and who to call
Casitas Municipal Water Dist reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Oct 2023. The closest public drop-off to Ojai is "Ojai Valley Organics ""Recycling Center"" (composting)", 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ojai, 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 Ojai.
Power comes from Southern California Edison
Southern California Edison (Southern California Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Ojai. 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 Casitas Municipal Water Dist
Casitas Municipal Water Dist supplies Ojai: about 52% of residents live in its service area. About 48% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Carpinteria Valley Water District and Meiners Oaks Cwd and Ojai Water System and Ventura River Water District as sellers) and serves 11,005 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Oct 2023. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, 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. CA5610024.
5 home internet providers serve Ojai
98% of 2,797 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 74% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 37% | 300/20 |
| GeoLinks | Fixed wireless | 2% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
E.J. Harrison and Sons picks up trash in Ojai
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Ojai, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Plastics (including nursery pots, yogurt containers and toys)
- Plastic bottles with numbers 1 and 2
- Newspaper, junk mail, mixed paper, paper bags
- Aluminum/Metal Cans
- Empty aerosol cans
- Cardboard, magazines
- Glass containers, jars
- Empty and dry paint cans
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check ojai.ca.gov →
From ojai.ca.gov, the town’s official site, 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.
Ojai is in Ojai Unified School District.
BSchool 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.
Ojai is in ZIP code 93023
ZIP codes where Ojai residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ojai | ZIP’s residents in Ojai |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93023 | Ojai, CA | 100% | 36% |
93024 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 Ojai
Who supplies Ojai’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Casitas Municipal Water Dist (EPA ID CA5610024). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ojai?
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 Ojai?
Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, GeoLinks (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ojai?
93023. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ojai in?
Ojai Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Ojai?
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 Ventura 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: Ojai’s own website (ojai.ca.gov), 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.