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The Rancho Murieta handbook

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

Rancho Murieta has no town government of its own, so Sacramento County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Elk Grove Unified School District. Tap water in Rancho Murieta comes from the Rancho Murieta Community Servi water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.

Rancho Murieta has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Sacramento County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Rancho Murieta’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Rancho Murieta, 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 Rancho Murieta.

Electricity

Power comes from Sacramento Municipal Util Dist

Sacramento Municipal Util Dist (Sacramento Municipal Util Dist), a political subdivision utility, serves all of Rancho Murieta. Its homes paid an average of 18.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $125 a month (its average across California).

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 Rancho Murieta Community Servi water system

The Rancho Murieta Community Servi water system supplies almost all of Rancho Murieta. It draws surface water and serves 5,728 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

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

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, 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. CA3410005.

Internet

Which providers serve Rancho Murieta

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Rancho Murieta, 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

We don’t have Rancho Murieta’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Rancho Murieta.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileRancho Murieta has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Rancho Murieta kids go to
K–643 schoolsDepends on your address
7–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–129 high schoolsDepends on your address

Rancho Murieta is in Elk Grove 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Rancho Murieta is unincorporated, so Sacramento County is the local government.

Local governmentSacramento CountyRancho Murieta is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereCounty of Sacramento Voter Registration and ElectionsElections here are run by Sacramento County (county election office). 7000 65th Street, Suite A, Sacramento, CA 95823 · (916) 875-6451FVAP, Jul 2025
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 Jul 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Rancho Murieta is in ZIP code 95683

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Rancho MurietaZIP’s residents in Rancho Murieta
95683Sloughhouse, CA100%90%

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 Rancho Murieta

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

The Rancho Murieta Community Servi water system (EPA ID CA3410005). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Rancho Murieta?

Sacramento Municipal Util Dist (Sacramento Municipal Util Dist), a political subdivision utility. Its homes paid about 18.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Rancho Murieta?

95683. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Rancho Murieta in?

Elk Grove Unified School District.

How do I register to vote in Rancho Murieta?

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 County of Sacramento Voter Registration and 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): pending.