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The Paloma handbook

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

The closest public drop-off to Paloma is San Andreas Transfer Station, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. For a library card, the closest branch is Amador County Library, 6.5 miles out.

Trash & dumpWhich school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

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

PowerPG&Einvestor-owned utility · 37.5¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve PalomaData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offSan Andreas Transfer Station, 2 miMore →SchoolCalaveras Unified School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code95252Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from PG&E

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

Internet

Which providers serve Paloma

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Paloma, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Paloma.

Nearest public drop-off · 2.5 mi from the center of Paloma

San Andreas Transfer Station

4285 CA 49, San Andreas, CA, 95249 · run by Calaveras County

This isn’t Paloma’s own facility. Whether Paloma residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Paloma kids go to
K–65 schoolsDepends on your address
7–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Calaveras Highin San Andreas

Paloma is in Calaveras Unified 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Paloma is unincorporated, so the county is the local government.

Local governmentThe countyPaloma is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereCalaveras County Clerk, Elections DepartmentElections here are run by Calaveras County (county election office). 891 Mountain Ranch Rd, San Andreas, CA 95249-9713 · (209) 754-6376FVAP, Sep 2024
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 Sep 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Paloma is in ZIP code 95252

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of PalomaZIP’s residents in Paloma
95252Valley Springs, CA100%0%

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.

Nearest emergency roomSutter Amador Hospital6.2 miles awayGet a library cardAmador County Library530 Sutter St. · (209) 223-6400

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Paloma

Who provides electricity in Paloma?

PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 37.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Paloma?

95252. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Paloma in?

Calaveras Unified School District.

How do I register to vote in Paloma?

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 Calaveras County Clerk, Elections Department. Check your registration at voterstatus.sos.ca.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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): pending.