Photo: Always dreamin · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Shasta Lake, CA: what to set up and who to call
Shasta Lake runs its own electric utility, City of Shasta Lake; its homes paid 22.9¢ per kWh in 2025. The closest public drop-off to Shasta Lake is Bigfoot Recycling Center, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Shasta Lake, 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 Shasta Lake.
Power comes from City of Shasta Lake
City of Shasta Lake (City of Shasta Lake - (CA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Shasta Lake. Its homes paid an average of 22.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $180 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 Shasta Lake water system
The City of Shasta Lake water system supplies almost all of Shasta Lake. It draws surface water and serves 10,657 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.7 ppb. That’s higher than 51% 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. CA4510006.
7 home internet providers serve Shasta Lake
98% of 4,147 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 13% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 66% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Com-Pair Services | Fixed wireless | 93% | 100/25 |
| DigitalPath | Fixed wireless | 57% | 200/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 35% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 27% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
USA Waste of California, Inc. (Waste Management - WM) picks up trash in Shasta Lake
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Shasta Lake, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Empty/dry bottles
- Cans
- Paper
- Cardboard
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityofshastalake.gov →
From cityofshastalake.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2026. 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.
Shasta Lake is in Gateway Unified 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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Shasta Lake is in ZIP code 96019
ZIP codes where Shasta Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Shasta Lake | ZIP’s residents in Shasta Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96019 | Shasta Lake, CA | 100% | 99% |
96079, 96089 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.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Shasta Lake
Who supplies Shasta Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Shasta Lake water system (EPA ID CA4510006). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Shasta Lake?
City of Shasta Lake (City of Shasta Lake - (CA)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 22.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Shasta Lake?
Spectrum, AT&T, Com-Pair Services, DigitalPath, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Shasta Lake?
96019. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Shasta Lake in?
Gateway Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Shasta Lake?
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 Shasta 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: Shasta Lake’s own website (cityofshastalake.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.