Living in Piñon Hills, CA: what to set up and who to call
Piñon Hills has no town government of its own, so San Bernardino County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Snowline Joint Unified School District. For an emergency, Desert Valley Hospital is the closest ER, 18.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Piñon Hills, 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 Piñon Hills.
Power comes from Southern California Edison
Southern California Edison (Southern California Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Piñon Hills. 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 Phelan Pinon Hills Csd water system
The Phelan Pinon Hills Csd water system supplies Piñon Hills: about 97% of residents live in its service area. It draws ground water (EPA lists Sheep Creek Water Company as seller) and serves 24,285 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, 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. CA3610120.
7 home internet providers serve Piñon Hills
90% of 2,986 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 86% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race Communications | Fiber | 79% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 52% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 6% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Wisprenn | Fixed wireless | 86% | 75/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 48% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 22% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Piñon Hills’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Piñon Hills.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Piñon Hills is in Snowline Joint Unified 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Piñon Hills is unincorporated, so San Bernardino County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Piñon Hills spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Piñon Hills residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Piñon Hills | ZIP’s residents in Piñon Hills |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92372 | Pinon Hills, CA | 77% | 100% |
| 92371 | Phelan, CA | 16% | 7% |
| 92397 | Wrightwood, CA | 7% | 10% |
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 Piñon Hills
Who supplies Piñon Hills’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Phelan Pinon Hills Csd water system (EPA ID CA3610120). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Piñon Hills?
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 Piñon Hills?
Race Communications, Frontier, Spectrum, Wisprenn, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Piñon Hills?
92372 (77%), 92371 (16%), 92397 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Piñon Hills in?
Snowline Joint Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Piñon Hills?
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 San Bernardino 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.