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The Stebbins handbook

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

Stebbins has no town government of its own, so Kern County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Kern High School District. Tap water in Stebbins comes from Western Acres Mutual Water Company, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.7 ppb.

Stebbins has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Kern County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Stebbins’ town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Stebbins, 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 Stebbins.

Electricity

Power comes from PG&E

PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Stebbins. 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 Western Acres Mutual Water Company

Western Acres Mutual Water Company supplies almost all of Stebbins. It draws ground water and serves 380 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.7 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 52% 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. CA1503475.

Internet

Which providers serve Stebbins

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Stebbins, 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.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Stebbins’ trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Stebbins.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileStebbins has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Stebbins kids go to
K–4Rio Bravo Elementaryin Bakersfield
5–8Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementaryin Bakersfield
9–1219 high schoolsDepends on your address

Stebbins is in two districts that split the grades: Kern High School District and Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Stebbins is unincorporated, so Kern County is the local government.

Local governmentKern CountyStebbins is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereKern County Clerk - Elections OfficeElections here are run by Kern County (county election office). 1115 Truxtun Ave, First Floor, Bakersfield, CA 93301-4639 · (661) 868-3590 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterstatus.sos.ca.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Stebbins is in ZIP code 93314

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of StebbinsZIP’s residents in Stebbins
93314Bakersfield, CA100%4%

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.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Stebbins

Who supplies Stebbins’ drinking water, and has it had violations?

Western Acres Mutual Water Company (EPA ID CA1503475). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.7 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Stebbins?

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 Stebbins?

93314. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Stebbins in?

Kern High School District and Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary School District.

How do I register to vote in Stebbins?

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 Kern County Clerk - Elections Office. 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.