Photo: Tori Sloane · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Oxnard, CA: what to set up and who to call
Oxnard has its own drop-off, Del Norte Recycling Center, on 111 South Del Norte Boulevard. Two school districts split the grades in Oxnard: Oxnard Union High School District and Oxnard Elementary School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Oxnard, 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 Oxnard.
Power comes from Southern California Edison
Southern California Edison (Southern California Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Oxnard. 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 United Wtr Cons Dist water system
The United Wtr Cons Dist water system supplies Oxnard: about 50% of residents live in its service area. About 50% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 0 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
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. CA5610046.
5 home internet providers serve Oxnard
98% of 38,793 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 59% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 61% | 7,000/7,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 20% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 57% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 35% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Oxnard has its own drop-off: Del Norte Recycling Center
Where to take trash and recycling in Oxnard, and where the rules are.
Del Norte Recycling Center
111 South Del Norte Boulevard, Oxnard, CA, 93030
Before you go, check the rules on oxnard.gov.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Jun 2026). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Oxnard is in two districts that split the grades: Oxnard Union High School District and Oxnard Elementary 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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Oxnard spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Oxnard residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Oxnard | ZIP’s residents in Oxnard |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93033 | Oxnard, CA | 39% | 99% |
| 93030 | Oxnard, CA | 29% | 100% |
| 93036 | Oxnard, CA | 19% | 80% |
| 93035 | Oxnard, CA | 12% | 90% |
A few homes fall in 93041. 93031, 93032, 93034 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs 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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Oxnard
Who supplies Oxnard’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The United Wtr Cons Dist water system (EPA ID CA5610046). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in Oxnard?
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 Oxnard?
Spectrum, Frontier, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Oxnard?
93033 (39%), 93030 (29%), 93036 (19%), 93035 (12%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Oxnard in?
Oxnard Union High School District and Oxnard Elementary School District. Parts of the city are in Rio Elementary School District and Hueneme Elementary School District and Ocean View Elementary School District.
How do I register to vote in Oxnard?
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: 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.