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The Pittsburg handbook

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

All of Pittsburg gets its mail under one ZIP code, 94565. Most homes in Pittsburg have two wired internet choices, Xfinity and AT&T.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from PG&E

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Pittsburg water system

The City of Pittsburg water system supplies Pittsburg: 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 buys treated surface water (EPA lists Contra Costa Water District as seller) and serves 62,500 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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. The highest in five years was 1.1 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. CA0710008.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Pittsburg

100% of 19,871 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 33% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable99%2,000/250
AT&TDSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless83%5,000/5,000
VerizonFixed wireless72%300/20
UnwiredFixed wireless49%300/25
T-MobileFixed wireless22%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Pittsburg’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pittsburg.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Pittsburg kids go to
K–59 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Pittsburg Senior HighPittsburg Unified School District

Most of Pittsburg (75%) is in Pittsburg Unified School District; parts are in Mount Diablo Unified School District (20%) and Antioch Unified School District (4%).

BSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Pittsburg is in ZIP code 94565

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of PittsburgZIP’s residents in Pittsburg
94565Pittsburg, CA100%76%
Area code925Wikidata

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.

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

Questions about living in Pittsburg

Who supplies Pittsburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Pittsburg water system (EPA ID CA0710008). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Pittsburg?

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 Pittsburg?

Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, Unwired, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Pittsburg?

94565. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Pittsburg in?

Pittsburg Unified School District. Parts of the city are in Mount Diablo Unified School District and Antioch Unified School District.

How do I register to vote in Pittsburg?

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 Contra Costa County Elections Division. 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.