Photo: Sgerbic · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Salinas, CA: what to set up and who to call
Two school districts split the grades in Salinas: Salinas Union High School District and Salinas City Elementary School District. The closest public drop-off to Salinas is Household Hazardous Waste Facility, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Salinas, 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 Salinas.
Power comes from PG&E
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Salinas. Its homes paid an average of 37.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $174 a month (its average across California, for customers on its standard service). California lets you buy power from another supplier; 66% of PG&E’s home customers do, and PG&E still delivers it.
Start or move service: pgecorp.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Cwsc Salinas
Cwsc Salinas supplies Salinas: about 66% of residents live in its service area. Alco Water Service serves another 34%. It draws ground water and serves 123,679 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 50% 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. CA2710010.
7 home internet providers serve Salinas
99% of 30,044 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 26% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 85% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Etheric Networks | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 45% | 300/100 |
| Razzolink | Fixed wireless | 100% | 500/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 46% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 41% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Republic Services picks up trash in Salinas
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Salinas, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check salinas.gov →
From salinas.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2024. 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.
Salinas is in two districts that split the grades: Salinas Union High School District and Salinas City Elementary School District.
CSchool 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.
Salinas spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Salinas residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Salinas | ZIP’s residents in Salinas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93905 | Salinas, CA | 39% | 100% |
| 93906 | Salinas, CA | 38% | 95% |
| 93901 | Salinas, CA | 18% | 100% |
| 93907 | Salinas, CA | 4% | 30% |
A few homes fall in 93908. 93902, 93912, 93915 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 Salinas
Who supplies Salinas’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Cwsc Salinas (EPA ID CA2710010). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.2 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Salinas?
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 37.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Salinas?
Xfinity, AT&T, Etheric Networks, Razzolink, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Salinas?
93905 (39%), 93906 (38%), 93901 (18%), 93907 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Salinas in?
Salinas Union High School District and Salinas City Elementary School District. Parts of the city are in Alisal Union Elementary School District and Santa Rita Union Elementary School District and Spreckels Union Elementary School District.
How do I register to vote in Salinas?
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 Monterey County 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: Salinas’ own website (salinas.gov), read Oct 23, 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.