Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Living in Sacramento, CA: what to set up and who to call
Sacramento runs its own electric utility, Sacramento Municipal Util Dist; its homes paid 18.9¢ per kWh in 2025. Trains stop in Sacramento, at Central Pacific Freight Depot.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sacramento, 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 Sacramento.
Power comes from Sacramento Municipal Util Dist
Sacramento Municipal Util Dist (Sacramento Municipal Util Dist), a political subdivision utility, serves all of Sacramento. 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.
Water comes from City of Sacramento Main water system
The City of Sacramento Main water system supplies almost all of Sacramento. It draws surface water (EPA lists Sacramento International Airport [sws] and Sacramento Suburban Water District and Scwa - Arden Park Vista and Cal Am - Suburban Rosemont and Cal Am - Parkway as sellers) and serves 527,979 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 93% of the 42 systems serving 500,001–1,000,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, 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. CA3410020.
9 home internet providers serve Sacramento
100% of 148,608 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 52% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 90% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 27% | 2,000/2,000 |
| unWired Broadband | Fixed wireless | 90% | 400/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 75% | 1,000/75 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 50% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sacramento’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sacramento.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Sacramento (46%) is in Sacramento City Unified School District; parts are in Twin Rivers Unified School District (15%) and Natomas Unified School District (13%) and Elk Grove Unified School District (10%) and Twin Rivers Unified School District (7-12) (7%) and Robla Elementary School District (7%) and San Juan Unified School District (2%).
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.
Sacramento spans 20 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Sacramento residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sacramento | ZIP’s residents in Sacramento |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95823 | Sacramento, CA | 11% | 72% |
| 95822 | Sacramento, CA | 9% | 100% |
| 95831 | Sacramento, CA | 8% | 100% |
| 95835 | Sacramento, CA | 8% | 100% |
| 95838 | Sacramento, CA | 8% | 100% |
| 95833 | Sacramento, CA | 8% | 99% |
| 95834 | Sacramento, CA | 7% | 100% |
| 95820 | Sacramento, CA | 6% | 83% |
| 95815 | Sacramento, CA | 5% | 100% |
| 95818 | Sacramento, CA | 4% | 100% |
| 95819 | Sacramento, CA | 4% | 100% |
| 95816 | Sacramento, CA | 4% | 100% |
| 95824 | Sacramento, CA | 3% | 52% |
| 95817 | Sacramento, CA | 3% | 100% |
| 95826 | Sacramento, CA | 2% | 33% |
| 95811 | Sacramento, CA | 2% | 100% |
| 95814 | Sacramento, CA | 2% | 100% |
| 95832 | Sacramento, CA | 2% | 98% |
| 95758 | Elk Grove, CA | 1% | 11% |
| 95828 | Sacramento, CA | 1% | 10% |
A few homes fall in 95825, 95864, 95821, 95673, 95841, 95829. 94203, 94204, 94205, 94206, 94207, 94208, 94209, 94211, 94229, 94230, 94232, 94234, 94235, 94236, 94237, 94239, 94240, 94244, 94245, 94247, 94248, 94249, 94250, 94252, 94254, 94256, 94257, 94258, 94259, 94261, 94262, 94263, 94267, 94268, 94269, 94271, 94273, 94274, 94277, 94278, 94279, 94280, 94282, 94283, 94284, 94285, 94286, 94287, 94288, 94289, 94290, 94291, 94293, 94294, 94295, 94296, 94297, 94298, 94299, 95812, 95813, 95836, 95840, 95851, 95852, 95853, 95860, 95865, 95866, 95867, 95894, 95899 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 Sacramento
Who supplies Sacramento’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Sacramento Main water system (EPA ID CA3410020). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 93% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sacramento?
Sacramento Municipal Util Dist (Sacramento Municipal Util Dist), a political subdivision utility. Its homes paid about 18.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Sacramento?
Xfinity, AT&T, Fidium Fiber, unWired Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sacramento?
95823 (11%), 95822 (9%), 95831 (8%), 95835 (8%), 95838 (8%), 95833 (8%), 95834 (7%), 95820 (6%), 95815 (5%), 95818 (4%), 95819 (4%), 95816 (4%), 95824 (3%), 95817 (3%), 95826 (2%), 95811 (2%), 95814 (2%), 95832 (2%), 95758 (1%), 95828 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sacramento in?
Sacramento City Unified School District. Parts of the city are in Twin Rivers Unified School District and Natomas Unified School District and Elk Grove Unified School District and Twin Rivers Unified School District (7-12) and Robla Elementary School District and San Juan Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Sacramento?
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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.