Gold Point Mill · Photo: Evan4211 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Elk City, ID: what to set up and who to call
Elk City Water and Sewer Assn reported 6 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×5, disinfection byproducts (HAA5). 77% of systems its size reported none. Elk City has no town government of its own, so Idaho County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Mountain View School District 244.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Elk 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 Elk City.
Water comes from Elk City Water and Sewer Assn
Elk City Water and Sewer Assn supplies Elk City: about 61% of residents live in its service area. About 39% 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 320 people in all.
6 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×5, disinfection byproducts (HAA5), the latest beginning Apr 2026. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 9.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 96% 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. ID2250017.
Which providers serve Elk City
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Elk City, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Elk City’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Elk City.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Elk City is in Mountain View School District 244.
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
Elk City is unincorporated, so Idaho 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.
Elk City is in ZIP code 83525
ZIP codes where Elk City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Elk City | ZIP’s residents in Elk City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83525 | Elk City, ID | 100% | 41% |
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 Elk City
Who supplies Elk City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Elk City Water and Sewer Assn (EPA ID ID2250017). It reported 6 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×5, disinfection byproducts (HAA5). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 9.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
What ZIP codes are in Elk City?
83525. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Elk City in?
Mountain View School District 244.
How do I register to vote in Elk 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 Idaho 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): pending.