Photo: Thurifer · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Torrance, CA: what to set up and who to call
Torrance spans 5 ZIP codes; 90503 holds the most residents (31%). Katy Geissert Civic Center Library (Torrance Public Library), 0.9 miles away, is the closest library to Torrance.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Torrance, 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 Torrance.
Power comes from Southern California Edison
Southern California Edison (Southern California Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Torrance. 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 Torrance-City, Water Dept.
Torrance-City, Water Dept. supplies Torrance: about 71% of residents live in its service area. California Water Service Co. - Dominguez serves another 22%. California Water Service Co. - Herm/Redo serves another 6%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Metropolitan Water Dist. of So. Cal. as seller) and serves 106,183 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, 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. CA1910213.
8 home internet providers serve Torrance
98% of 35,459 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 60% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 67% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 42% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Sonic Telecom | Fiber | 9% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 78% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Torrance: every week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Torrance, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Newspaper, cardboard, mixed paper
- Catalogs and magazines (staples OK)
- Glossy paper, junk mail
- Computer paper
- Cardboard tubes
- Hard & soft cover books
- Corrugated cardboard and thin cardboard (cereal/cracker boxes)
- Aluminum, tin, and metal cans
- Empty aerosol cans
- Dry, empty paint cans
- Glass bottles and jars (any color)
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check torranceca.gov →
From torranceca.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2026. 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.
Torrance is in Torrance Unified School District.
ASchool 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.
Torrance spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Torrance residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Torrance | ZIP’s residents in Torrance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90503 | Torrance, CA | 31% | 100% |
| 90505 | Torrance, CA | 25% | 100% |
| 90504 | Torrance, CA | 22% | 100% |
| 90501 | Torrance, CA | 16% | 54% |
| 90277 | Redondo Beach, CA | 5% | 19% |
A few homes fall in 90278, 90248, 90717. 90506, 90507, 90508, 90509, 90510 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Torrance
Who supplies Torrance’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Torrance-City, Water Dept. (EPA ID CA1910213). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Torrance?
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 Torrance?
Spectrum, AT&T, Frontier, Sonic Telecom, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Torrance?
90503 (31%), 90505 (25%), 90504 (22%), 90501 (16%), 90277 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Torrance in?
Torrance Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Torrance?
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: Torrance’s own website (torranceca.gov), read Oct 23, 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.