Inland Empire Electric Railway Substation · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Coeur d'Alene, ID: what to set up and who to call
Coeur d'Alene has its own drop-off, Ramsey Transfer Station. Almost every address in Coeur d'Alene can get fiber (96%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Coeur d'Alene, 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 Coeur d'Alene.
Power comes from Avista
Avista (Avista Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Coeur d'Alene. 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 City of Coeur D Alene water system
The City of Coeur D Alene water system supplies Coeur d'Alene: about 94% of residents live in its service area. Hayden Lake Irrigation Dist serves another 5%. It draws ground water and serves 54,115 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
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 66% 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. ID1280053.
7 home internet providers serve Coeur d'Alene
100% of 18,911 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Intermax Networks | Fixed wireless, Fiber, Cable | 95% | 100/20 |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber | 94% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Ziply Fiber | Fiber, Fixed wireless, DSL | 79% | 6,000/6,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 62% | 300/20 |
| Wired or Wireless | Fixed wireless | 61% | 30/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Coeur d'Alene depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Coeur d'Alene, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on gis.cdaid.org
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on cdaid.org →
Ramsey Transfer Station
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Newspaper
- Office Paper (including colored paper, shiny paper, and cardstock)
- Junk Mail (plastic window is ok)
- Magazines/Catalogues
- Paperboard From Dry Food Only (e.g., cereal, crackers)
- Telephone Books
- Paper Bags
- Cardboard Boxes (Flattened)
- Aluminum Cans
- Steel/Tin Cans
- Plastic Milk Jugs
- Plastic Bottles or Jugs with a Neck and Twist Off Top
- Plastic Planters
- Paper Packaging
- Cardboard Rolls (e.g., inside paper towels, wrapping paper)
Compost Facility
Julia Street, CdA, ID 83814
From cdaid.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Coeur d'Alene is in Coeur d'Alene School District 271.
A−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.
Coeur d'Alene spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Coeur d'Alene residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Coeur d'Alene | ZIP’s residents in Coeur d'Alene |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83815 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | 65% | 90% |
| 83814 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | 35% | 71% |
83816 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 Coeur d'Alene
Who supplies Coeur d'Alene’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Coeur D Alene water system (EPA ID ID1280053). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% 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 Coeur d'Alene?
Avista (Avista Corp.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Coeur d'Alene?
Spectrum, Intermax Networks, TDS Telecom, Ziply Fiber, Verizon, Wired or Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Coeur d'Alene?
83815 (65%), 83814 (35%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Coeur d'Alene in?
Coeur d'Alene School District 271.
How do I register to vote in Coeur d'Alene?
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 Kootenai 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: Coeur d'Alene’s own website (cdaid.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.