Photo: Dcrjsr · CC BY 3.0Living in Swall Meadows, CA: what to set up and who to call
Swall Meadows has no town government of its own, so Mono County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Bishop Unified School District (9-12). The ER is a drive from Swall Meadows: the closest is Northern Inyo Hospital, 16.3 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Swall Meadows, 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 Swall Meadows.
Power comes from Southern California Edison
Southern California Edison (Southern California Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Swall Meadows. Its homes paid an average of 31.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $149 a month (its average across California, for customers on its standard service). California lets you buy power from another supplier; 30% of Southern California Edison’s home customers do, and Southern California Edison still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Wheeler Crest Csd water system
The Wheeler Crest Csd water system supplies Swall Meadows: about 52% of residents live in its service area. 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 86 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–Dec 2022, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 67% 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. CA2600714.
5 home internet providers serve Swall Meadows
93% of 129 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 74% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race Communications | Fiber | 78% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 41% | 70/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 74% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 73% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 5% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Swall Meadows’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Swall Meadows.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Swall Meadows (42%) is in Bishop Unified School District (9-12); parts are in Round Valley Joint Elementary School District (42%) and Mammoth Unified School District (15%).
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
Swall Meadows is unincorporated, so Mono 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.
Swall Meadows is in ZIP code 93514
ZIP codes where Swall Meadows residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Swall Meadows | ZIP’s residents in Swall Meadows |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93514 | Bishop, CA | 100% | 1% |
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 Swall Meadows
Who supplies Swall Meadows’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Wheeler Crest Csd water system (EPA ID CA2600714). 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 1.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Swall Meadows?
Southern California Edison (Southern California Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 31.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Swall Meadows?
Race Communications, Frontier, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Swall Meadows?
93514. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Swall Meadows in?
Bishop Unified School District (9-12). Parts of the city are in Round Valley Joint Elementary School District and Mammoth Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Swall Meadows?
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 Mono 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.