Chatcolet CCC Picnic and Camping Area · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Conkling Park, ID: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2025 is still open for Conkling Park Water Assn. Conkling Park has no town government of its own, so Kootenai County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Plummer-Worley Joint School District 44.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Conkling Park, 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 Conkling Park.
Power comes from Avista
Avista (Avista Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Conkling Park. 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 Conkling Park Water Assn
Conkling Park Water Assn supplies Conkling Park: about 21% of residents live in its service area. About 79% 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 309 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), beginning Dec 2025. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2025: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 17.0 ppb. That’s higher than 52% 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. ID1280054.
3 home internet providers serve Conkling Park
95% of 190 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Spectrum Communications | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 97% | 500/100 |
| Ziply Fiber | DSL, Fixed wireless | 71% | 10/1 |
| Intermax Networks | Fixed wireless | 40% | 50/5 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Conkling Park’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Conkling Park.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Conkling Park is in Plummer-Worley Joint School District 44.
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
Conkling Park is unincorporated, so Kootenai 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.
Conkling Park is in ZIP code 83876
ZIP codes where Conkling Park residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Conkling Park | ZIP’s residents in Conkling Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83876 | Worley, ID | 100% | 4% |
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 Conkling Park
Who supplies Conkling Park’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Conkling Park Water Assn (EPA ID ID1280054). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Conkling Park?
Avista (Avista Corp.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Conkling Park?
Red Spectrum Communications, Ziply Fiber, Intermax Networks (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Conkling Park?
83876. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Conkling Park in?
Plummer-Worley Joint School District 44.
How do I register to vote in Conkling Park?
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: 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.