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The Aberdeen handbook

Living in Aberdeen, ID: what to set up and who to call

Every home in Aberdeen is in ZIP code 83210. Most of Aberdeen has one wired internet choice: Direct Communications Rockland.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Aberdeen, 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 Aberdeen.

Electricity

Power comes from Idaho Power

Idaho Power (Idaho Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Aberdeen. Its homes paid an average of 11.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $106 a month (its average across Idaho).

Start or move service: idahopower.com · (800) 488-6151

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 Aberdeen water system

The City of Aberdeen water system supplies almost all of Aberdeen. It draws ground water and serves 2,088 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 69% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. ID6060001.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Aberdeen

100% of 652 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Direct Communications RocklandCable, Fiber99%600/5
FybercomFixed wireless100%120/20
White Cloud CommunicationsFixed wireless100%200/50
Rise BroadbandFixed wireless94%100/20
Anthem BroadbandFixed wireless87%1,000/1,000

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Aberdeen’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Aberdeen.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Aberdeen kids go to
PK–5Aberdeen Elementary SchoolAberdeen School District 58
6–8Aberdeen Middle SchoolAberdeen School District 58
9–12Aberdeen High SchoolAberdeen School District 58

Aberdeen is in Aberdeen School District 58.

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 Aug 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Aberdeen is in ZIP code 83210

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of AberdeenZIP’s residents in Aberdeen
83210Aberdeen, ID100%57%
Area code208Wikidata

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 Aberdeen

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

The City of Aberdeen water system (EPA ID ID6060001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Aberdeen?

Idaho Power (Idaho Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Aberdeen?

Direct Communications Rockland, Fybercom, White Cloud Communications, Rise Broadband, Anthem Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Aberdeen?

83210. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Aberdeen in?

Aberdeen School District 58.

How do I register to vote in Aberdeen?

In Idaho you can register online until 11 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 11 days before). Elections here are run by the Bingham County Clerk. Check your registration at elections.sos.idaho.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 Sep 12, 2025 (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.