Photo: Eric Fredericks from Rancho Cordova, California, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Idaho Falls, ID: what to set up and who to call
Idaho Falls runs its own electric utility, City of Idaho Falls; its homes paid 9.6¢ per kWh in 2025. Sparklight and CenturyLink both wire most of Idaho Falls; 34% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Idaho Falls, 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 Idaho Falls.
Power comes from City of Idaho Falls
City of Idaho Falls (City of Idaho Falls - (ID)), a municipal utility, serves 96.2% of Idaho Falls residents. Its homes paid an average of 9.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $89 a month (its average across Idaho State).
Start or move service: www.idahofallsidaho.gov · (208) 612-8471
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Idaho Falls water system
The City of Idaho Falls water system supplies almost all of Idaho Falls. It draws ground water and serves 69,450 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 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.0 ppb. That’s higher than 81% 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. ID7100039.
11 home internet providers serve Idaho Falls
100% of 21,273 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 34% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 67% | 200/200 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 28% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Silver Star Communications | Fiber | 10% | 1,000/200 |
| Fybercom | Fixed wireless | 100% | 500/500 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 97% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Idaho Falls depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Idaho Falls, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on idahofallsidaho.gov →
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Bonneville County Transfer Station
2455 Hemmert Ave
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From idahofallsidaho.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated October 19, 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 Idaho Falls (87%) is in Idaho Falls School District 91; parts are in Bonneville Joint School District 93 (13%).
CSchool 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 Jul 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Idaho Falls spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Idaho Falls residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Idaho Falls | ZIP’s residents in Idaho Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83402 | Idaho Falls, ID | 36% | 83% |
| 83404 | Idaho Falls, ID | 36% | 92% |
| 83401 | Idaho Falls, ID | 27% | 38% |
83403, 83405, 83415 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs 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 Idaho Falls
Who supplies Idaho Falls’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Idaho Falls water system (EPA ID ID7100039). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Idaho Falls?
City of Idaho Falls (City of Idaho Falls - (ID)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 9.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Idaho Falls?
Sparklight, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, Silver Star Communications, Fybercom, Rise Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Idaho Falls?
83402 (36%), 83404 (36%), 83401 (27%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Idaho Falls in?
Idaho Falls School District 91. Parts of the city are in Bonneville Joint School District 93.
How do I register to vote in Idaho Falls?
In Idaho State 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 Bonneville 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: Idaho Falls’ own website (idahofallsidaho.gov), 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.