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The San Bruno handbook

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

Two school districts split the grades in San Bruno: San Mateo Union High School District and San Bruno Park Elementary School District. Trains stop in San Bruno.

I’m new in town

What to set up in San Bruno, 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 San Bruno.

Electricity

Power comes from PG&E

PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of San Bruno. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of San Bruno water system

The City of San Bruno water system supplies almost all of San Bruno. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists San Francisco Regional Water System and North Coast County Water Dist as sellers) and serves 42,631 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

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. CA4110023.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve San Bruno

100% of 10,423 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber100%2,000/250
AT&TFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless97%5,000/5,000
Sonic TelecomFiber3%1,000/1,000
Etheric NetworksFixed wireless82%250/100
T-MobileFixed wireless49%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless39%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

Recology San Bruno picks up trash in San Bruno

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in San Bruno, from the town’s own site.

Trash haulerRecology San BrunoPicks up trash in San Brunosanbruno.ca.gov
Transfer station

San Bruno Transfer Station

We couldn’t find its opening hours.

What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Bags (paper only, no plastic)
  • Cardboard (non-waxed)
  • Catalogues, magazines, envelopes, and junk mail
  • Computer and office paper (all colors)
  • Milk and juice cartons
  • Newspapers
  • Packing or craft paper
  • Phonebooks and soft cover books
  • Wrapping paper (non-metallic)
  • Glass bottles and jars only (metal caps and lids too)
  • Coffee cup lids
  • Aluminum cans, foil, and trays
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsCall to bookLarge items such as old furniture, appliances or mattresses: schedule an On-Call Collection on the Recology website
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagesanbruno.ca.gov →

From sanbruno.ca.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

San Bruno kids go to
K–64 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Parkside IntermediateSan Bruno Park Elementary School District
9–12Capuchino HighSan Mateo Union High School District

San Bruno is in two districts that split the grades: San Mateo Union High School District and San Bruno Park Elementary School District.

A−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

San Bruno is in ZIP code 94066

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of San BrunoZIP’s residents in San Bruno
94066San Bruno, CA100%99%

A few homes fall in 94080.

Area code650Wikidata

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.

Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in San Bruno

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

The City of San Bruno water system (EPA ID CA4110023). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% 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 San Bruno?

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 San Bruno?

Xfinity, AT&T, Sonic Telecom, Etheric Networks, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in San Bruno?

94066. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is San Bruno in?

San Mateo Union High School District and San Bruno Park Elementary School District. Parts of the city are in South San Francisco Unified School District and Millbrae Elementary School District and Jefferson Union High School District and Pacifica School District.

How do I register to vote in San Bruno?

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 San Mateo 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: San Bruno’s own website (sanbruno.ca.gov), 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.