Dinkey Creek Bridge · Photo: Craig Taylor · CC BY 2.0Living in Shaver Lake, CA: what to set up and who to call
Shaver Lake has no town government of its own, so Fresno County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Sierra Unified School District (9-12). The Fcwwd 41/Shaver Lake water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.2 ppb, was higher than 95% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Shaver 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 Shaver Lake.
Power comes from PG&E
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 57.4% of Shaver Lake residents. 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 Fcwwd 41/Shaver Lake water system
The Fcwwd 41/Shaver Lake water system supplies Shaver Lake: about 40% of residents live in its service area. Shaver Lake Heights Mwc serves another 10%. Sierra Cedars Csd serves another 10%. Shaver Lake Heights Water Assn serves another 9%. About 48% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 2,722 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 6.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 9.5 ppb. That’s higher than 95% 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. CA1010017.
4 home internet providers serve Shaver Lake
73% of 1,916 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 43% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ponderosa Internet | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 59% | 300/20 |
| unWired Broadband | Fixed wireless | 35% | 50/12 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 12% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Shaver Lake’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Shaver Lake.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Shaver Lake (50%) is in Sierra Unified School District (9-12); parts are in Big Creek Elementary School District (25%) and Pine Ridge Elementary School District (25%).
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
Shaver Lake is unincorporated, so Fresno County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Shaver Lake spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Shaver Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Shaver Lake | ZIP’s residents in Shaver Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93664 | Shaver Lake, CA | 87% | 82% |
| 93602 | Auberry, CA | 13% | 2% |
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 Shaver Lake
Who supplies Shaver Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Fcwwd 41/Shaver Lake water system (EPA ID CA1010017). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.2 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Shaver Lake?
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 Shaver Lake?
The Ponderosa Internet, Verizon, unWired Broadband, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Shaver Lake?
93664 (87%), 93602 (13%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Shaver Lake in?
Sierra Unified School District (9-12). Parts of the city are in Big Creek Elementary School District and Pine Ridge Elementary School District.
How do I register to vote in Shaver 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 Fresno County Clerk, 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: 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.