A Guide to Setting Up Utilities Before You Close
PG&E and internet are the same across the county. Water and garbage change town by town. Here is exactly who to call and where to sign up, organized by utility.
Most accounts can be started with a short call or an online form, and you can schedule the start date to match your closing so service is live the moment you get your keys.
Gas & Electric
Every address in Marin runs on PG&E for gas and electric, so there is no need to check by town. Most residents are also automatically enrolled in Marin Clean Energy, or MCE, for the electricity generation portion of their bill, while PG&E still delivers the power, handles the gas, and manages billing. That enrollment happens on its own when you start PG&E service.
PG&E
Serves: All of Marin County
Phone: 1-800-743-5000 Website: pge.com/start
Internet and Cable
Coverage depends on the exact address more than the town, so it is worth checking all three before committing. Xfinity reaches nearly every home in the county. AT&T Fiber and Sonic Fiber are both expanding but are not everywhere yet.
Xfinity from Comcast
Serves: Widest availability in the county, cable
Phone: 1-800-934-6489 Website: xfinity.com
AT&T Fiber
Serves: Expanding across Marin, fiber where available
Phone: 1-800-288-2020 Website: att.com/fiber
Sonic Fiber
Serves: Limited pockets of central and east Marin, fiber
Phone: 1-888-766-4233 Website: sonic.com
Water
Marin Water covers most of the county, but a handful of small local districts run their own systems in Novato and West Marin. Confirm yours against your escrow paperwork if you are near a district boundary.
Marin Water
Serves: Sausalito, Marin City, Mill Valley (Almonte, Alto, Homestead, Strawberry), Tamalpais Valley, Belvedere, Tiburon, Corte Madera, Larkspur, Greenbrae, Kentfield, Kent Woodlands, Ross, San Anselmo, Sleepy Hollow, Fairfax, San Rafael, Terra Linda, Marinwood, Santa Venetia, Lucas Valley, and the San Geronimo Valley (Woodacre, Forest Knolls, Lagunitas)
Phone: 415-945-1455 Website: marinwater.org
North Marin Water District
Serves: Novato (Bel Marin Keys, Hamilton, Ignacio), plus Point Reyes Station, Olema, and Inverness Park through its West Marin division
Phone: 415-897-4133 Website: nmwd.com
Inverness Public Utility District
Serves: Inverness
Phone: 415-669-1414 Website: invernesspud.org
Stinson Beach County Water District
Serves: Stinson Beach
Phone: 415-868-1333 Website: stinsonwater.org
Bolinas Community Public Utility District
Serves: Bolinas
Phone: 415-868-1224 Website: bcpud.org
Muir Beach Community Services District
Serves: Muir Beach
Phone: 415-388-7804 Website: muirbeachcsd.com
Garbage and Recycling
Marin has five haulers, and unlike water, the lines do not always follow the same boundaries. Mill Valley Refuse and Marin Sanitary Service split most of southern and central Marin between them.
Mill Valley Refuse Service
Serves: Mill Valley (Almonte, Alto, Homestead, Strawberry), Belvedere, Tiburon, and Corte Madera
Phone: 415-457-9760 Website: millvalleyrefuse.com
Bay Cities Refuse
Serves: Sausalito and Marin City
Phone: 415-332-3646 Website: baycitiesrefuse.com
Tamalpais Community Services District
Serves: Tamalpais Valley
Phone: 415-388-6393 Website: tamcsd.org
Marin Sanitary Service
Serves: Larkspur, Greenbrae, Kentfield, Kent Woodlands, Ross, San Anselmo, Sleepy Hollow, Fairfax, San Rafael, Terra Linda, Marinwood, Santa Venetia, and Lucas Valley
Phone: 415-456-2601 Website: marinsanitaryservice.com
Recology Sonoma Marin
Serves: Novato and all of West Marin, including the San Geronimo Valley, Point Reyes Station, Inverness, Stinson Beach, Bolinas, and Muir Beach
Phone: 800-243-0291 Website: recology.com
Provider information here was gathered directly from each utility and district as of August 2026. Districts occasionally redraw boundaries or change haulers, so if a number here does not match what you find in your closing documents, trust the paperwork and give us a call. We are happy to track down the right contact for any address in Marin.