Photo: Valente Quintero Castro · CC BY 3.0Living in Riverbank, CA: what to set up and who to call
The latest lead test reported by the City of Riverbank water system, which supplies Riverbank, came in at 21.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), above the 15 ppb action level. Two school districts split the grades in Riverbank: Modesto City High School District and Riverbank Unified School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Riverbank, 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 Riverbank.
Water comes from City of Riverbank water system
The City of Riverbank water system supplies Riverbank: about 85% of residents live in its service area. About 15% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 24,834 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate, beginning Nov 2021. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 21.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 100% 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. CA5010018.
8 home internet providers serve Riverbank
100% of 7,312 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 24% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 83% | 5,000/5,000 |
| unWired Broadband | Fixed wireless | 100% | 400/50 |
| Cal.net | Fixed wireless | 97% | 100/20 |
| ezWave | Fixed wireless | 89% | 1,000/200 |
| Ayera Technologies | Fixed wireless | 83% | 1,000/500 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Riverbank depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Riverbank, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on riverbank.org →
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Accepted at the curb
- Clean, dry paper
- Cardboard and chipboard
- Plastic and glass bottles and jars
- Metal and aluminum cans
- Metal containers and empty aerosol cans
- Plastic bags and dry cleaner bags
From riverbank.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 07/01/2019, 2026-09-27. 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.
Riverbank is in two districts that split the grades: Modesto City High School District and Riverbank 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Riverbank is in ZIP code 95367
ZIP codes where Riverbank residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Riverbank | ZIP’s residents in Riverbank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95367 | Riverbank, CA | 100% | 97% |
A few homes fall in 95357.
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 Riverbank
Who supplies Riverbank’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Riverbank water system (EPA ID CA5010018). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate. 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 21.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
What internet providers serve Riverbank?
Spectrum, AT&T, unWired Broadband, Cal.net, ezWave, Ayera Technologies (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Riverbank?
95367. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Riverbank in?
Modesto City High School District and Riverbank Unified School District. Parts of the city are in Sylvan Union Elementary School District.
How do I register to vote in Riverbank?
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 Stanislaus County Clerk, Registrar of Voters. 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.
- Trash: Riverbank’s own website (riverbank.org), read Oct 21, 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.