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The Orosi handbook

Living in Orosi, CA: what to set up and who to call

Orosi has no town government of its own, so Tulare County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District. Tap water in Orosi comes from Orosi Public Utility District, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.

Orosi has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Tulare County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Orosi’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Orosi, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Orosi.

Electricity

Power comes from PG&E

PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Orosi. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Orosi Public Utility District

Orosi Public Utility District supplies Orosi: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 8% 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 8,300 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, 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. CA5410008.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Orosi

97% of 1,780 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable96%1,000/1,000
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless76%10/1
unWired BroadbandFixed wireless100%400/50
Wireless Internet ServicesFixed wireless77%100/50
T-MobileFixed wireless70%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless44%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Orosi’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Orosi.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOrosi has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Orosi kids go to
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8El Monte MiddleCutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District
9–12Orosi HighCutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District

Orosi is in Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District.

B−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Orosi is unincorporated, so Tulare County is the local government.

Local governmentTulare CountyOrosi is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereTulare County Registrar of VotersElections here are run by Tulare County (county election office). 5300 W. Tulare Ave. Ste 105, Visalia, CA 93277-9919 · (559) 839-2100FVAP, Jul 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterstatus.sos.ca.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Orosi is in ZIP code 93647

ZIP codes where Orosi residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of OrosiZIP’s residents in Orosi
93647Orosi, CA100%75%
Area code559Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Orosi

Who supplies Orosi’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Orosi Public Utility District (EPA ID CA5410008). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Orosi?

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 Orosi?

Spectrum, AT&T, unWired Broadband, Wireless Internet Services, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Orosi?

93647. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Orosi in?

Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District.

How do I register to vote in Orosi?

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 Tulare County Registrar of Voters. 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.