Photo: Lightandtruth · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Point Arena, CA: what to set up and who to call
Trash goes out on Fridays in Point Arena, collected by Redwood Waste Solutions. Tap water in Point Arena comes from Point Arena Water Works, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% 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 Point Arena, 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 Point Arena.
Power comes from PG&E
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Point Arena. 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 Point Arena Water Works
Point Arena Water Works supplies almost all of Point Arena. It draws ground water and serves 459 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–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. CA2310013.
1 home internet providers serve Point Arena
98% of 231 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Further Reach | DSL, Fixed wireless | 100% | 200/200 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Point Arena is Friday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Point Arena, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Arena Cove Recycling Facility
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From pointarena.ca.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated July 1, 2012. 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.
Point Arena is in two districts that split the grades: Arena Union Elementary School District and Point Arena Joint Union High 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Point Arena is in ZIP code 95468
ZIP codes where Point Arena residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Point Arena | ZIP’s residents in Point Arena |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95468 | Point Arena, CA | 100% | 33% |
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 Point Arena
Who supplies Point Arena’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Point Arena Water Works (EPA ID CA2310013). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Point Arena?
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 Point Arena?
Further Reach (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Point Arena?
95468. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Point Arena in?
Arena Union Elementary School District and Point Arena Joint Union High School District.
How do I register to vote in Point Arena?
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 Mendocino County Clerk-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: Point Arena’s own website (pointarena.ca.gov), read Oct 22, 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.