Photo: Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in San Juan Capistrano, CA: what to set up and who to call
Prima Deshecha Landfill takes recycling in San Juan Capistrano, open Mon–Sat 7 am–4 pm (OpenStreetMap). Trains stop in San Juan Capistrano.
I’m new in town
What to set up in San Juan Capistrano, 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 San Juan Capistrano.
Power comes from SDG&E
SDG&E (San Diego Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of San Juan Capistrano. Its homes paid an average of 45.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $168 a month (its average across California, for customers on its standard service). California lets you buy power from another supplier; 79% of SDG&E’s home customers do, and SDG&E still delivers it.
Start or move service: sempra.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Santa Margarita Water District-Id9
Santa Margarita Water District-Id9 supplies almost all of San Juan Capistrano. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. and South Coast Water District and South Coast WD - Capistrano Beach and Joint Regional Water Supply System and Moulton Niguel Water District as sellers) and serves 39,684 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, 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. CA3010030.
4 home internet providers serve San Juan Capistrano
98% of 10,199 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 6% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 2,000/100 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 60% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 46% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 21% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
CR&R picks up trash in San Juan Capistrano
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in San Juan Capistrano, from the town’s own site.
Prima Deshecha Landfill
- Mon7 am–4 pm
- Tue7 am–4 pm
- Wed7 am–4 pm
- Thu7 am–4 pm
- Fri7 am–4 pm
- Sat7 am–4 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap. They can change with the season, so check with the town before you go.
DeNault's Hardware
31862 Del Obispo Street
From sanjuancapistrano.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated July 1, 2020. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. . Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
San Juan Capistrano is in Capistrano Unified School District.
ASchool 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.
San Juan Capistrano is in ZIP code 92675
ZIP codes where San Juan Capistrano residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of San Juan Capistrano | ZIP’s residents in San Juan Capistrano |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92675 | San Juan Capistrano, CA | 100% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 92624. 92693 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP 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 San Juan Capistrano
When is the Prima Deshecha Landfill open?
Mon–Sat 7 am–4 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check oclandfills.com before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies San Juan Capistrano’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Santa Margarita Water District-Id9 (EPA ID CA3010030). 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 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in San Juan Capistrano?
SDG&E (San Diego Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 45.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve San Juan Capistrano?
Cox Communications, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in San Juan Capistrano?
92675. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is San Juan Capistrano in?
Capistrano Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in San Juan Capistrano?
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 Orange County 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.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: San Juan Capistrano’s own website (sanjuancapistrano.gov), read Oct 23, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from. Drop-off hours: 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.