Photo: Deusexes · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Temple City, CA: what to set up and who to call
Two school districts split the grades in Temple City: El Monte Union High School District and Temple City Unified School District. Most homes in Temple City have two wired internet choices, Spectrum and AT&T.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Temple City, 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 Temple City.
Power comes from Southern California Edison
Southern California Edison (Southern California Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Temple City. 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 Sunny Slope Water Co.
Sunny Slope Water Co. supplies Temple City: about 35% of residents live in its service area. Cal/Am Water Company - San Marino serves another 27%. Gswc-South Arcadia serves another 17%. Cal-Am Water Company - East Pasadena serves another 9%. About 15% 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 25,252 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 2020–Dec 2022, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. CA1910157.
5 home internet providers serve Temple City
99% of 10,379 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 21% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 81% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Giggle Fiber | Cable | 2% | 1,000/40 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 71% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 54% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Temple City depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Temple City, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on ci.temple-city.ca.us
- RecyclingEvery week
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
- Aluminum/tin foil and trays (clean)
- Aseptic containers, juice boxes and milk cartons
- Cans (aluminum, bi-metal, and tin)
- Cardboard
- Envelopes
- Glass bottles and jars
- Junk mail
- Magazines
- All metal
- Newspaper
- Office paper
- Paperback books
- Paper grocery bags
- All clean plastic bags and film plastic (grocery, dry cleaning, packaging, etc.)
- Plastic containers (1-7)
From templecityca.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated July 1, 2021. 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.
Temple City is in two districts that split the grades: El Monte Union High School District and Temple City Unified School District.
A−School 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.
Temple City spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Temple City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Temple City | ZIP’s residents in Temple City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 91780 | Temple City, CA | 92% | 94% |
| 91775 | San Gabriel, CA | 5% | 7% |
| 91007 | Arcadia, CA | 3% | 3% |
A few homes fall in 91776.
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 Temple City
Who supplies Temple City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Sunny Slope Water Co. (EPA ID CA1910157). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2020–Dec 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Temple City?
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 Temple City?
Spectrum, AT&T, Giggle Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Temple City?
91780 (92%), 91775 (5%), 91007 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Temple City in?
El Monte Union High School District and Temple City Unified School District. Parts of the city are in El Monte City School District and Arcadia Unified School District and San Gabriel Unified School District and Rosemead Elementary School District.
How do I register to vote in Temple City?
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 Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder County Clerk. 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: Temple City’s own website (templecityca.gov), read Oct 21, 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.