Utility Wallet · Riverside

Riverside Utilities: Who Serves Your Address?

Here's the short version for Riverside: your electricity comes from the city itself. Riverside Public Utilities is a city-owned department, so both the power and the wires belong to Riverside.

  • Gas Southern California Gas 99% of the Riverside addresses we checked.
  • Water Riverside Public Utilities Usually. 94% of Riverside addresses we checked.
  • Electric Riverside Public Utilities Likely for many Riverside addresses. Confirm yours.

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1,400+ Riverside addresses · 8 ZIP codes · updated Jul 2026

Answers come from 684,000+ real provider assignments across the U.S., 1,400+ of them in Riverside. How we verify.

Which company provides gas in Riverside?

How gas works in Riverside and beyond

Dominant · 99% / 1,300+
Southern California Gas
Southern California Gas · 99% of 1,300+ Riverside addresses we checked.
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Leave a Riverside building if you smell gas, then contact Southern California Gas (the number on Southern California Gas's site) and 811 before any excavation.

Riverside water provider guide

How water works in Riverside and beyond

Dominant · 94% / 300+
Riverside Public Utilities
Riverside Public Utilities · 94% of 300+ Riverside addresses we checked.
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Watch the edges

Riverside's city-owned utilities stop at the city limits. Cross into Jurupa Valley, Moreno Valley, or an unincorporated pocket of Riverside County like Highgrove, and the electric and water provider can change entirely. Parcels near the boundary are where addresses surprise people, so run the lookup rather than assuming.

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What electric utility serves Riverside?

How electricity works in Riverside and beyond

Dominant · 94% / 1,400+
Riverside Public Utilities
Riverside Public Utilities is Riverside's electric answer. It led 94% of the Riverside addresses we checked.
Check my address Provider site (951) 826-5311

Report a Riverside outage to Riverside Public Utilities at (951) 826-5311.

Sewer & trash

100% of 1,000+ addresses
City of Riverside
Often rides with the water account. Confirm with the lookup.
93% of 100+ addresses
City of Riverside
Collection can be city or private depending on the neighborhood.

Moving to Riverside: set up in this order

Setting up a move in Riverside means dealing with the city for power and, usually, water, plus SoCalGas for gas. Here's the order that saves headaches:

  1. Get power on with Riverside Public Utilities. Same-day starts are sometimes available; don't assume. Watch edges if you're near the city limits or think water might run through Western Municipal.
  2. Ask Southern California Gas about a Riverside start date. Only if the home uses gas heat, water heater or range (99% gas lead in Riverside).
  3. Start Riverside Public Utilities service for Riverside. Often Riverside Public Utilities for water (94% in Riverside); the lookup names sewer/trash when they differ.
  4. Reserve a tech window for Wi‑Fi. Same-week installs are rare during Riverside peak moving season.

Riverside utility questions, answered

Who provides electricity in Riverside, CA?

The city itself, through Riverside Public Utilities. A city-owned department. Because California has no retail electricity choice, whoever holds your address is your provider, and in Riverside that's the municipal utility at every sampled address. There's no separate generation company or community-choice program to opt into; the city handles both the power and the poles and wires that deliver it.

Do I still use SoCalGas for natural gas if I live in Riverside?

Yes. Natural gas is a separate regulated utility from the city's electric and water, and at every sampled address in Riverside the gas provider is Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas). So even though power and water come from the city, you set up gas on its own with SoCalGas. Run the lookup to confirm the provider tied to your exact address before you call.

Is my water and sewer from the City of Riverside or Western Municipal Water District?

Most sampled addresses in Riverside get both water and sewer from the city. But at about one in five sampled addresses, water and sewer run through Western Municipal Water District instead. Which one you're on depends on the specific parcel, not the neighborhood, so two nearby homes can differ. The lookup is the only reliable way to see which district serves your address.

Who is the electric company in Riverside?

Riverside Public Utilities is Riverside's electric answer. It led 94% of the Riverside addresses we checked.

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

Use the address tool at the top of this page. It names each Riverside provider for your block and links out to start service.

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Enter a Riverside street. We'll show who to call for each utility on that property.

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Built from 1,402 mapped Riverside addresses and 12 sample points (ZIP aggregation). Updated Jul 2026. Parcel-level lines still win. Use the lookup. · How we verify provider data.

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