UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICE 

CABLE TELEVISION 
Cox Communications 
3303 State St. 
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
(805) 683-6651
Administrative Offices:
22-C S.Fairview Avenue
Goleta, CA 93117
(805) 683-7751
Serves Carpinteria, Goleta, Montecito, Santa Barbara and Summerland

ELECTRICITY AND GAS
Southern California Edison Company
1301 Santa Barbara St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(800) 655-4555
(Serves Carpinteria, Goleta, Summerland, Montecito, Santa Barbara and Isla Vista)

Southern California Gas Company
134 East Victoria St. 
Santa Barbara, CA 93101 
1-800-427-2200 
(Serves all areas) 
1-800-252-0259 
(Special Needs) 
Serves Carpinteria, Gaviota, Goleta, Montecito, Santa Barbara, Isla Vista and Summerland 

SANITATION SERVICE
City of Santa Barbara
Browning-Ferris Industries 
800 Cacique St. 
Santa Barbara, CA 93103 
(805) 965-5248 
Serves Santa Barbara City limits

Santa Barbara County 
Browning-Ferris Industries 
800 Cacique St. 
Santa Barbara, CA 93103 
(805) 965-5248 
Serves Carpinteria, Goleta, Montecito, Santa Barbara and Summerland

Montecito and Carpinteria
Channel Disposal Company 
725 Cacique St. 
Santa Barbara, CA 93103 
(805) 963-3767 
Serves Carpinteria, Montecito and Summerland

Hope Ranch and Goleta
Marborg Disposal Company 
136 North Quarantina St, 
Santa Barbara, CA 93103 
(805) 963-1852 
Serves Hope Ranch, Goleta & Isla Vista 

TELEPHONE SERVICE 
GTE California, Inc.
NEW SERVICE:
1-800-483-4000 (Residential)
1-800-483-5000 (Business) 
1-800-821-2585 
(Special Needs)

Billing Inquiries:
1-800-483-3000 (Residential/Business) 
1-800-352-7437 
(Special Needs) 
Serves Ballard, Buellton, Carpinteria, Los Olivos, Gaviota, Goleta, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez, Solvang, Montecito and Summerland

WATER SERVICE 
Carpinteria
Carpinteria County Water District 
1301 Santa Ynez Ave. 
Carpinteria, CA 93013 
(805) 684-2816 or 684-4366 
Serves Carpinteria

Goleta
Goleta Water District 
4699 Hollister Avenue 
Santa Barbara, CA 93110 
(805) 964-6761
(Also for emergencies between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. on weekends and holidays)
Serves Goleta, Santa Barbara, Isla Vista.

Hope Ranch
La Cumbre Mutual Water Company 
695 Via Tranquilla 
Santa Barbara, CA 93110 
(805) 967-2376 or
(805) 967-1181 
(After 5 p.m., Sat., Sun., & Holidays)
Serves Hope Ranch exclusively)

Montecito
Montecito Water District 
583 San Ysidro Rd. 
Montecito, CA 93108 
(805) 969-2271 
(Also for emergencies between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. and on holidays) 
Serves Montecito and Summerland

Santa Barbara 
City Water Department 
735 Anacapa St. 
Santa Barbara, CA 93101 
(805) 963-1676 
Emergency Service 
(805) 963-4286 
(Between 4 p.m. and 8 a.m. Sat., Sun. and Holidays)
Serves Santa Barbara City limits

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