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Oakland Utilities: Providers by Address

In Oakland there's no shopping around for your electric company: Pacific Gas & Electric holds the wires, and PG&E runs your gas line too, at every address we sampled across the city.

  • Gas Pg&E 99% of the Oakland addresses we checked.
  • Water East Bay MUD Usually. 99% of Oakland addresses we checked.
  • Electric Pg&E Likely for many Oakland addresses. Confirm yours.

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1,000+ Oakland addresses · 14 ZIP codes · updated Jul 2026

Oakland guides draw on 684,000+ observed U.S. provider assignments, including 1,000+ local ones. How we verify.

Gas service in Oakland: the usual answer

How gas works in Oakland and beyond

One answer · 99% of 1,000+ addresses
Pg&E
Pg&E · 99% of 1,000+ Oakland addresses we checked.
Check my address Provider site (800) 743-5000

Oakland gas emergency: evacuate first, alert Pg&E at (800) 743-5000, and call 811 before digging near lines.

Who supplies water to Oakland addresses?

How water works in Oakland and beyond

99% of 900+ checks
East Bay MUD
East Bay MUD · 99% of 900+ Oakland addresses we checked.
Check my address Provider site (866) 403-2683

Watch the edges

Watch the borders: Piedmont is its own incorporated city ringed by Oakland, and crossing the estuary into the city of Alameda puts you on Alameda's municipal electric utility, not PG&E. Nearby unincorporated county pockets can differ, so a line on the map isn't always the line on your service.

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Who delivers electricity to Oakland?

How electricity works in Oakland and beyond

84% of 1,100+ checks
Pg&E
For electric in Oakland, the answer is Pg&E at 84% of addresses we checked.
Check my address Provider site (800) 743-5000

Outage desk for Oakland: Pg&E at (800) 743-5000.

Sewer & trash

90% of 41 addresses
East Bay Municipal Utility District
Often rides with the water account. Confirm with the lookup.
61% of 41 addresses
City of Oakland
Collection can be city or private depending on the neighborhood.

Moving to Oakland: set up in this order

Setting up a place in Rockridge, West Oakland, or up in the Montclair hills? Run this quick checklist before your first night so nothing's dark when you arrive.

  1. Call Pg&E for electric start. Aim for service dated on or before your keys. Watch edges if your block sits near the Alameda city line, where the electric provider can change.
  2. Gas account: Pg&E (99% of Oakland checks). Timing: gas starts often take 2–3 days in Oakland.
  3. Oakland water/sewer/trash accounts. Keep the Oakland address handy. Mailing city alone can misroute water.
  4. Set a date for internet tech visit. Popular Oakland move-in weeks fill up fast.

Oakland utility questions, answered

Who is my electricity and gas provider in Oakland?

For both, it's Pacific Gas & Electric. PG&E showed up as the electric utility and the gas utility at every Oakland address we sampled, which fits California's setup: there's no retail electric competition, so whoever holds your address is simply your utility. You can't swap PG&E out for another wires company. The one thing to confirm is your specific address, since edges of the city can behave differently. Run it through the lookup.

Who handles water and sewer in Oakland?

Water and sewer both come from the East Bay Municipal Utility District, the regional public agency known as EBMUD. It was the water provider and the sewer provider at every Oakland address we sampled. EBMUD is its own public district rather than a city department, and its water travels in from the Sierra rather than any local source. As always, confirm your exact address with the lookup before you set anything up.

Can I choose my electricity provider in Oakland, and what is Ava Community Energy?

Not in the way some states let you. California has no retail electric choice, so PG&E stays your delivery utility no matter what. What Oakland does have is community-choice aggregation: by default your generation is supplied through the county program (East Bay Community Energy, now Ava Community Energy) instead of PG&E's own generation. You can opt back to PG&E generation if you prefer, but the wires, the meter, and outage response stay with PG&E either way.

Who is the electric company in Oakland?

For electric in Oakland, the answer is Pg&E at 84% of addresses we checked.

How do I set up all utilities for a Oakland address?

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Provider data: 1,014 Oakland-area addresses from our mapping database plus 11 geographically spread sample addresses, aggregated at ZIP level. Data refreshed Jul 2026. Territories vary address by address. Always confirm yours with the lookup. Reviewed by the Utility Wallet data team · How we verify provider data.

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