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The Moyie Springs handbook

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

Power in Moyie Springs comes from Northern Lights, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For emergencies, Moyie Springs is closest to Boundary Community Hospital, 6 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Moyie Springs, 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 Moyie Springs.

Electricity

Power comes from Northern Lights

Northern Lights (Northern Lights, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Moyie Springs. Its homes paid an average of 12.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $136 a month (its average across Idaho).

Start or move service: nli.coop · (208) 263-5141

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 City of Moyie Springs water system

The City of Moyie Springs water system supplies Moyie Springs: about 83% of residents live in its service area. Three Mile Water Dist serves another 14%. About 4% 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 1,123 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

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

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.0 ppb. That’s higher than 69% 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. ID1110021.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Moyie Springs

100% of 398 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 80% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
E.l. Internet NorthwestFiber, Fixed wireless100%1,000/1,000
Ziply FiberDSL14%115/7
Intermax NetworksFixed wireless87%50/5
VerizonFixed wireless83%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless62%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Moyie Springs’ trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Moyie Springs.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Moyie Springs or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Moyie Springs kids go to
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Bonners Ferry High Schoolin Bonners Ferry

Moyie Springs is in Boundary County School District 101.

BSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

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

Moyie Springs is in ZIP code 83845

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Moyie SpringsZIP’s residents in Moyie Springs
83845Moyie Springs, ID100%46%
Area code208Wikidata

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 Moyie Springs

Who supplies Moyie Springs’ drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Moyie Springs water system (EPA ID ID1110021). 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–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Moyie Springs?

Northern Lights (Northern Lights, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Moyie Springs?

E.l. Internet Northwest, Ziply Fiber, Intermax Networks, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Moyie Springs?

83845. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Moyie Springs in?

Boundary County School District 101.

How do I register to vote in Moyie Springs?

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 Boundary 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.