Photo: dconvertini · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Pacific Grove, CA: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Pacific Grove is in ZIP code 93950. Pacific Grove has a train station, Historical Pacific Grove Whistle Stop.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pacific Grove, 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 Pacific Grove.
Power comes from PG&E
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pacific Grove. 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 Cal Am Water Company - Monterey
Cal Am Water Company - Monterey supplies almost all of Pacific Grove. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 92,450 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s lower than 57% 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. CA2710004.
4 home internet providers serve Pacific Grove
100% of 5,893 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 66% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 93% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 69% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 45% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Pacific Grove: every week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Pacific Grove, from the town’s own site and the hauler or county pages it links to.
Accepted at the curb
- Bottles
- Cans
- Paper
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityofpacificgrove.gov →
From cityofpacificgrove.gov, the town’s official site; greenwaste.com, which cityofpacificgrove.gov links to for trash, checked Oct 21, 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.
Pacific Grove is in Pacific Grove Unified School District.
ASchool 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.
Pacific Grove is in ZIP code 93950
ZIP codes where Pacific Grove residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pacific Grove | ZIP’s residents in Pacific Grove |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93950 | Pacific Grove, CA | 100% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 93953.
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 Pacific Grove
Who supplies Pacific Grove’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Cal Am Water Company - Monterey (EPA ID CA2710004). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pacific Grove?
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 Pacific Grove?
Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pacific Grove?
93950. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pacific Grove in?
Pacific Grove Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Pacific Grove?
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: Pacific Grove’s own website (cityofpacificgrove.gov) and the hauler or county pages it links to (greenwaste.com), read Oct 21, 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.