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The Randsburg handbook

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

An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for Rand Communities Water District, which supplies Randsburg. Randsburg has no town government of its own, so Kern County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Sierra Sands Unified School District.

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Randsburg, 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 Randsburg.

Electricity

Power comes from Southern California Edison

Southern California Edison (Southern California Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Randsburg. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Rand Communities Water District

Rand Communities Water District supplies almost all of Randsburg. It draws ground water and serves 303 people in all.

8 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: arsenic ×7, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), the latest beginning Oct 2024. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.

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

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, 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. CA1510016.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Randsburg

74% of 103 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 57% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Race CommunicationsFiber56%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL17%115/7
T-MobileFixed wireless58%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless27%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Randsburg’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Randsburg.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileRandsburg 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.

Randsburg kids go to
K–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Burroughs Highin Ridgecrest

Randsburg is in Sierra Sands Unified 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Randsburg is unincorporated, so Kern County is the local government.

Local governmentKern CountyRandsburg is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereKern County Clerk - Elections OfficeElections here are run by Kern County (county election office). 1115 Truxtun Ave, First Floor, Bakersfield, CA 93301-4639 · (661) 868-3590 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Randsburg is in ZIP code 93554

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of RandsburgZIP’s residents in Randsburg
93554Randsburg, CA100%100%

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 Randsburg

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

Rand Communities Water District (EPA ID CA1510016). It reported 8 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: arsenic ×7, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Randsburg?

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 Randsburg?

Race Communications, Frontier, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Randsburg?

93554. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Randsburg in?

Sierra Sands Unified School District.

How do I register to vote in Randsburg?

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 Kern County Clerk - Elections Office. 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.