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The Yuba City handbook

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

Two school districts split the grades in Yuba City: Sutter Union High School District and Yuba City Unified School District. The closest public drop-off to Yuba City is Recology Yuba Sutter, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Yuba City, 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 Yuba City.

Electricity

Power comes from PG&E

PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Yuba City. 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 City of Yuba City water system

The City of Yuba City water system supplies almost all of Yuba City. It draws surface water and serves 70,256 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.1 ppb. That’s lower than 59% 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. CA5110002.

Internet

9 home internet providers serve Yuba City

100% of 19,704 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 83% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable99%2,000/250
Race CommunicationsFiber85%1,000/1,000
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber82%5,000/5,000
Corridor WirelessFixed wireless100%100/100
VerizonFixed wireless87%300/20
Succeed.NetFixed wireless69%100/50

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Yuba City.

Nearest public drop-off · 5.0 mi from the center of Yuba City

Recology Yuba Sutter

3001 Levee Road, Marysville, CA, 95901 · run by Recology

This isn’t Yuba City’s own facility. Whether Yuba City residents may use it is the town’s rule: check yubacity.net.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Yuba City kids go to
K–59 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Yuba City is in two districts that split the grades: Sutter Union High School District and Yuba City Unified School District.

C+School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Yuba City spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Yuba CityZIP’s residents in Yuba City
95991Yuba City, CA55%88%
95993Yuba City, CA45%84%

95992 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.

Area code530Wikidata

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 Yuba City

Who supplies Yuba City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Yuba City water system (EPA ID CA5110002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.8 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Yuba City?

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 Yuba City?

Xfinity, Race Communications, AT&T, Corridor Wireless, Verizon, Succeed.Net (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Yuba City?

95991 (55%), 95993 (45%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Yuba City in?

Sutter Union High School District and Yuba City Unified School District. Parts of the city are in Franklin Elementary School District.

How do I register to vote in Yuba 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 Sutter 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.