Photo: TaurusEmerald · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Pine Grove, CA: what to set up and who to call
Pine Grove has no town government of its own, so Amador County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Amador County Unified School District. Tap water in most of Pine Grove comes from the Pine Grove Comm Serv Dist water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pine 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 Pine Grove.
Power comes from PG&E
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pine 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 Pine Grove Comm Serv Dist water system
The Pine Grove Comm Serv Dist water system supplies Pine Grove: about 72% of residents live in its service area. Awa Buckhorn Plant serves another 26%. About 13% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Awa Buckhorn Plant as seller) and serves 1,141 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 87.9 ppb. 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. CA0310005.
5 home internet providers serve Pine Grove
64% of 1,406 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 44% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volcano Vision | Fiber, DSL, Cable | 92% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 32% | 300/20 |
| unWired Broadband | Fixed wireless | 26% | 50/12 |
| Cal.net | Fixed wireless | 3% | 100/20 |
| Conifer Communications | Fixed wireless | 3% | 100/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Pine Grove’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pine Grove.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Pine Grove is in Amador County 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Pine Grove is unincorporated, so Amador 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.
Pine Grove spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Pine Grove residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pine Grove | ZIP’s residents in Pine Grove |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95665 | Pine Grove, CA | 98% | 61% |
| 95642 | Jackson, CA | 2% | 1% |
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 Pine Grove
Who supplies Pine Grove’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Pine Grove Comm Serv Dist water system (EPA ID CA0310005). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pine 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 Pine Grove?
Volcano Vision, Verizon, unWired Broadband, Cal.net, Conifer Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pine Grove?
95665 (98%), 95642 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pine Grove in?
Amador County Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Pine 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 Amador 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: 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.