Photo: Jyoni Shuler · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Boise City, ID: what to set up and who to call
Boise City spans 10 ZIP codes; 83704 holds the most residents (18%). Most homes in Boise City have two wired internet choices, Sparklight and CenturyLink.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Boise City, 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 Boise City.
Power comes from Idaho Power
Idaho Power (Idaho Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Boise City. 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.
Water comes from Veolia Water Idaho
Veolia Water Idaho supplies Boise City: about 88% of residents live in its service area. About 10% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 264,978 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s higher than 65% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. ID4010016.
10 home internet providers serve Boise City
100% of 82,226 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 31% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 75% | 140/20 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 23% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Fatbeam | Fiber | 7% | 5,000/5,000 |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber | 4% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 52% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Boise City depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Boise City, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on cityofboise.org
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on cityofboise.org →
- Bulky itemsCall to book
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
From cityofboise.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Boise City (86%) is in Boise City Independent School District 1; parts are in Meridian Joint School District 2 (14%).
B+School gradeSee 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.
Boise City spans 10 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Boise City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Boise City | ZIP’s residents in Boise City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83704 | Boise, ID | 18% | 100% |
| 83706 | Boise, ID | 15% | 100% |
| 83713 | Boise, ID | 13% | 100% |
| 83705 | Boise, ID | 12% | 100% |
| 83709 | Boise, ID | 10% | 41% |
| 83702 | Boise, ID | 10% | 100% |
| 83716 | Boise, ID | 8% | 84% |
| 83703 | Boise, ID | 7% | 96% |
| 83712 | Boise, ID | 4% | 99% |
| 83714 | Garden City, ID | 4% | 32% |
A few homes fall in 83616, 83725. 83701 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Boise City
Who supplies Boise City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Veolia Water Idaho (EPA ID ID4010016). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Boise City?
Idaho Power (Idaho Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Boise City?
Sparklight, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, Fatbeam, TDS Telecom, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Boise City?
83704 (18%), 83706 (15%), 83713 (13%), 83705 (12%), 83709 (10%), 83702 (10%), 83716 (8%), 83703 (7%), 83712 (4%), 83714 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Boise City in?
Boise City Independent School District 1. Parts of the city are in Meridian Joint School District 2.
How do I register to vote in Boise City?
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 Ada 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: Boise City’s own website (cityofboise.org), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.