Photo: Chad K · CC BY 2.0Living in Redding, CA: what to set up and who to call
Redding runs its own electric utility, City of Redding; its homes paid 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025. Redding has its own drop-off, Bigfoot Recycling Center, on 201 Lake Boulevard.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Redding, 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 Redding.
Power comes from City of Redding
City of Redding (City of Redding - (CA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Redding. Its homes paid an average of 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $152 a month (its average across California).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Redding water system
The City of Redding water system supplies Redding: about 90% of residents live in its service area. Bella Vista Water District serves another 9%. It draws surface water and serves 89,628 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.5 ppb. That’s higher than 73% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. CA4510005.
7 home internet providers serve Redding
98% of 32,759 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 6% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 50% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Com-Pair Services | Fixed wireless | 99% | 100/25 |
| ShastaBeam | Fixed wireless | 80% | 100/6 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 75% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 42% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Redding has its own drop-off: Bigfoot Recycling Center
Where to take trash and recycling in Redding, and where the rules are.
Bigfoot Recycling Center
201 Lake Boulevard, Redding, CA, 96003
Before you go, check the rules on cityofredding.org.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Dec 2019). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Redding (82%) is in Shasta Union High School District; parts are in Redding Elementary School District (35%) and Enterprise Elementary School District (18%) and Gateway Unified School District (18%) and Anderson Union High School District (18%) and Pacheco Union Elementary School District (13%) and Columbia Elementary School District (9%) and Grant Elementary School District (3%).
BSchool gradeSee 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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Redding spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Redding residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Redding | ZIP’s residents in Redding |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96003 | Redding, CA | 35% | 73% |
| 96001 | Redding, CA | 32% | 89% |
| 96002 | Redding, CA | 32% | 86% |
A few homes fall in 96019, 96007. 96049, 96099 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Redding
Who supplies Redding’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Redding water system (EPA ID CA4510005). 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 2.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Redding?
City of Redding (City of Redding - (CA)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Redding?
Spectrum, AT&T, Com-Pair Services, ShastaBeam, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Redding?
96003 (35%), 96001 (32%), 96002 (32%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Redding in?
Shasta Union High School District. Parts of the city are in Redding Elementary School District and Enterprise Elementary School District and Gateway Unified School District and Anderson Union High School District and Pacheco Union Elementary School District and Columbia Elementary School District and Grant Elementary School District.
How do I register to vote in Redding?
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 Shasta 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: 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.