Photo: Tamanoeconomico · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Payette, ID: what to set up and who to call
All of Payette gets its mail under one ZIP code, 83661. Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Ontario, 4.5 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Payette, 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 Payette.
Power comes from Idaho Power
Idaho Power (Idaho Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Payette. Its homes paid an average of 11.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $106 a month (its average across Idaho).
Start or move service: idahopower.com · (800) 488-6151
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Payette water system
The City of Payette water system supplies almost all of Payette. It draws ground water and serves 8,127 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
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. That’s higher than 67% 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. ID3380009.
8 home internet providers serve Payette
100% of 3,171 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 5% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 47% | 10/1 |
| Farmers Mutual Telephone Company | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 32% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 95% | 50/10 |
| Anthem Broadband | Fixed wireless | 92% | 100/20 |
| White Cloud Communications | Fixed wireless | 29% | 200/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Payette’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Payette.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Payette is in Payette Joint School District 371.
DSchool 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 Aug 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Payette is in ZIP code 83661
ZIP codes where Payette residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Payette | ZIP’s residents in Payette |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83661 | Payette, ID | 100% | 77% |
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 Payette
Who supplies Payette’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Payette water system (EPA ID ID3380009). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% 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 Payette?
Idaho Power (Idaho Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Payette?
Sparklight, CenturyLink, Farmers Mutual Telephone Company, Rise Broadband, Anthem Broadband, White Cloud Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Payette?
83661. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Payette in?
Payette Joint School District 371.
How do I register to vote in Payette?
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 Payette 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.