Elliston · Photo: MARELBU · CC BY 3.0Living in Sunol, CA: what to set up and who to call
Sunol has no town government of its own, so Alameda County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Sunol Glen Unified School District. Zone 7 Water Agency has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.7 ppb, was higher than 93% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sunol, 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 Sunol.
Power comes from PG&E
PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sunol. 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 Zone 7 Water Agency
Zone 7 Water Agency supplies Sunol: about 65% of residents live in its service area. About 35% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 40 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2019–Dec 2021, was 6.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 93% 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. CA0110010.
7 home internet providers serve Sunol
89% of 417 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 63% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 42% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 40% | 300/20 |
| Tekify Fiber & Wireless | Fixed wireless | 23% | 144/32 |
| Etheric Networks | Fixed wireless | 17% | 250/100 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 11% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sunol’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sunol.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Sunol (89%) is in Sunol Glen Unified School District; parts are in Pleasanton Unified School District (8%) and Castro Valley Unified School District (3%).
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
Sunol is unincorporated, so Alameda County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Sunol is in ZIP code 94586
ZIP codes where Sunol residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sunol | ZIP’s residents in Sunol |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94586 | Sunol, CA | 98% | 96% |
A few homes fall in 94539, 94566.
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 Sunol
Who supplies Sunol’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Zone 7 Water Agency (EPA ID CA0110010). 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 6.7 ppb (Jan 2019–Dec 2021), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sunol?
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 Sunol?
Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, Tekify Fiber & Wireless, Etheric Networks, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sunol?
94586. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sunol in?
Sunol Glen Unified School District. Parts of the city are in Pleasanton Unified School District and Castro Valley Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Sunol?
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 Alameda 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.