Photo: Doug Donaldson · CC BY 2.0Living in San Simeon, CA: what to set up and who to call
The latest lead test reported by the San Simeon Csd water system, which supplies San Simeon, came in at 45.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), above the 15 ppb action level. San Simeon has no town government of its own, so San Luis Obispo County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Coast Unified School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in San Simeon, 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 Simeon.
Power comes from PG&E
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of San Simeon. 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 San Simeon Csd water system
The San Simeon Csd water system supplies almost all of San Simeon. It draws ground water and serves 462 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2, the latest beginning Feb 2024. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 45.0 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. CA4000568.
Which providers serve San Simeon
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in San Simeon, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have San Simeon’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in San Simeon.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
San Simeon is in Coast Unified School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
San Simeon is unincorporated, so San Luis Obispo County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2020; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
San Simeon is in ZIP code 93452
ZIP codes where San Simeon residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of San Simeon | ZIP’s residents in San Simeon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93452 | San Simeon, CA | 100% | 85% |
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 San Simeon
Who supplies San Simeon’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The San Simeon Csd water system (EPA ID CA4000568). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 45.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in San Simeon?
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 37.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in San Simeon?
93452. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is San Simeon in?
Coast Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in San Simeon?
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 Luis Obispo 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: 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): pending.