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The Laclede handbook

Living in Laclede, ID: what to set up and who to call

Laclede has no town government of its own, so Bonner County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend West Bonner County School District 83. The nearest library is West Bonner District, 7.2 miles away.

Laclede has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Bonner County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Laclede’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Laclede, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Laclede.

Electricity

Power comes from Avista

Avista (Avista Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Laclede. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Laclede Water Dist

Laclede Water Dist supplies Laclede: about 53% of residents live in its service area. About 47% 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 668 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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 70% 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. ID1090073.

Internet

Which providers serve Laclede

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Laclede, 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.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Laclede’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Laclede.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileLaclede has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Laclede kids go to
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your address
7–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Laclede is in West Bonner County School District 83.

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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Laclede is unincorporated, so Bonner County is the local government.

Local governmentBonner CountyLaclede is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereBonner County ClerkElections here are run by Bonner County (county election office). 1500 Hwy 2 Ste 124, Sandpoint, ID 83864-1794 · (208) 255-3631 · [email protected]FVAP, Aug 2023
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeelections.sos.idaho.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Laclede is in ZIP code 83841

ZIP codes where Laclede residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of LacledeZIP’s residents in Laclede
83841Laclede, ID100%67%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Laclede

Who supplies Laclede’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Laclede Water Dist (EPA ID ID1090073). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% 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 Laclede?

Avista (Avista Corp.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Laclede?

83841. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Laclede in?

West Bonner County School District 83.

How do I register to vote in Laclede?

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 Bonner 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): pending.