Living in Olde Stockdale, CA: what to set up and who to call
Olde Stockdale has no town government of its own, so Kern County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Panama-Buena Vista School District. Kern County Law Library, 3.9 miles away, is the closest library to Olde Stockdale.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Olde Stockdale, 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 Olde Stockdale.
Power comes from PG&E
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Olde Stockdale. 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 Stockdale Annex Mutual Water
Stockdale Annex Mutual Water supplies Olde Stockdale: about 42% of residents live in its service area. About 58% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 433 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 63% 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. CA1500211.
6 home internet providers serve Olde Stockdale
99% of 257 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 99% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 55% | 50/10 |
| Applied Technology Group | Fixed wireless | 100% | 500/500 |
| unWired Broadband | Fixed wireless | 100% | 300/30 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 53% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 39% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Olde Stockdale’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Olde Stockdale.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Olde Stockdale is in two districts that split the grades: Panama-Buena Vista School District and Kern High School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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
Olde Stockdale is unincorporated, so Kern County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Olde Stockdale is in ZIP code 93309
ZIP codes where Olde Stockdale residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Olde Stockdale | ZIP’s residents in Olde Stockdale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93309 | Bakersfield, CA | 100% | 1% |
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 Olde Stockdale
Who supplies Olde Stockdale’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Stockdale Annex Mutual Water (EPA ID CA1500211). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Olde Stockdale?
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 Olde Stockdale?
Spectrum, AT&T, Applied Technology Group, unWired Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Olde Stockdale?
93309. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Olde Stockdale in?
Panama-Buena Vista School District and Kern High School District.
How do I register to vote in Olde Stockdale?
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 Kern County Clerk - Elections Office. 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.