Living in Blanchard, ID: what to set up and who to call
Blanchard has no town government of its own, so Bonner County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend West Bonner County School District 83. Most of Blanchard has one wired internet choice: Ziply Fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Blanchard, 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 Blanchard.
Power comes from Avista
Avista (Avista Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Blanchard. Its homes paid an average of 11.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $107 a month (its average across Idaho).
Start or move service: avistacorp.com · (509) 489-0500
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Stoneridge Utilities
Stoneridge Utilities supplies Blanchard: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 9% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 940 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 70% 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. ID1090009.
2 home internet providers serve Blanchard
86% of 334 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 86% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ziply Fiber | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 84% | 6,000/6,000 |
| Wired or Wireless | Fixed wireless | 100% | 30/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Blanchard’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Blanchard.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Blanchard is in West Bonner County School District 83.
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Blanchard is unincorporated, so Bonner County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Blanchard is in ZIP code 83804
ZIP codes where Blanchard residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Blanchard | ZIP’s residents in Blanchard |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83804 | Blanchard, ID | 100% | 23% |
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 Blanchard
Who supplies Blanchard’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Stoneridge Utilities (EPA ID ID1090009). 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 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Blanchard?
Avista (Avista Corp.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Blanchard?
Ziply Fiber, Wired or Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Blanchard?
83804. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Blanchard in?
West Bonner County School District 83.
How do I register to vote in Blanchard?
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 Bonner 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.