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The Ashton handbook

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

Tap water in Ashton comes from the City of Ashton water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in Ashton comes from Fall River Rural Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Ashton, 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 Ashton.

Electricity

Power comes from Fall River Rural Elec Coop

Fall River Rural Elec Coop (Fall River Rural Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Ashton. Its homes paid an average of 11.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $130 a month (its average across Idaho).

Start or move service: fallriverelectric.com · (800) 632-5726

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 Ashton water system

The City of Ashton water system supplies almost all of Ashton. It draws ground water and serves 1,129 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 percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. ID7220004.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Ashton

100% of 495 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Fremont TelcomDSL, Fiber100%1,000/500
FybercomFiber, Fixed wireless100%10,000/10,000
VerizonFixed wireless89%300/20
Rise BroadbandFixed wireless83%50/10
T-MobileFixed wireless64%25/3
Anthem BroadbandFixed wireless35%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Ashton’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ashton.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Ashton kids go to
PK–5Ashton Elementary SchoolFremont County Joint School District 215
6–12North Fremont Jr./Sr. High SchoolFremont County Joint School District 215

Ashton is in Fremont County Joint School District 215.

Test scores and every school: see 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 Feb 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Ashton is in ZIP code 83420

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of AshtonZIP’s residents in Ashton
83420Ashton, ID100%39%
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 Ashton

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

The City of Ashton water system (EPA ID ID7220004). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Ashton?

Fall River Rural Elec Coop (Fall River Rural Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Ashton?

Fremont Telcom, Fybercom, Verizon, Rise Broadband, T-Mobile, Anthem Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Ashton?

83420. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Ashton in?

Fremont County Joint School District 215.

How do I register to vote in Ashton?

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 Fremont 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.