Living in Basalt, ID: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Basalt comes from the City of Basalt water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Public schools here are run by Firth School District 59.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Basalt, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Basalt.
Water comes from City of Basalt water system
The City of Basalt water system supplies almost all of Basalt. It draws ground water and serves 425 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
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. ID6060004.
6 home internet providers serve Basalt
100% of 150 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 97% | 1,000/50 |
| Fybercom | Fixed wireless | 100% | 120/20 |
| White Cloud Communications | Fixed wireless | 100% | 200/50 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 87% | 50/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 80% | 300/20 |
| Anthem Broadband | Fixed wireless | 41% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Basalt’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Basalt.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Basalt is in Firth School District 59.
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.
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.
Basalt is in ZIP code 83218
ZIP codes where Basalt residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Basalt | ZIP’s residents in Basalt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83218 | Basalt, ID | 100% | 96% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
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 Basalt
Who supplies Basalt’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Basalt water system (EPA ID ID6060004). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% 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.
What internet providers serve Basalt?
Sparklight, Fybercom, White Cloud Communications, Rise Broadband, Verizon, Anthem Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Basalt?
83218. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Basalt in?
Firth School District 59.
How do I register to vote in Basalt?
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.
- 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.