Photo: Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Kendrick, ID: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Kendrick comes from the City of Kendrick water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb. The ER is a drive from Kendrick: the closest is Gritman Medical Center, 18 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Kendrick, 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 Kendrick.
Power comes from Avista
Avista (Avista Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves 99.3% of Kendrick residents. 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 Kendrick water system
The City of Kendrick water system supplies almost all of Kendrick. It draws ground water and serves 313 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.0 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. ID2290019.
4 home internet providers serve Kendrick
98% of 188 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TDS Telecom | Fiber, DSL | 96% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Fiber | 88% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Airbridge Broadband | Fixed wireless | 100% | 300/300 |
| First Step Internet | Fixed wireless | 77% | 25/4 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Kendrick’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Kendrick.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Kendrick is in Kendrick Joint School District 283.
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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Kendrick is in ZIP code 83537
ZIP codes where Kendrick residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Kendrick | ZIP’s residents in Kendrick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83537 | Kendrick, ID | 100% | 29% |
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 Kendrick
Who supplies Kendrick’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Kendrick water system (EPA ID ID2290019). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Kendrick?
Avista (Avista Corp.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Kendrick?
TDS Telecom, Spectrum, Airbridge Broadband, First Step Internet (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Kendrick?
83537. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Kendrick in?
Kendrick Joint School District 283.
How do I register to vote in Kendrick?
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 Latah 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.