Living in Rockford Bay, ID: what to set up and who to call
Rockford Bay has no town government of its own, so Kootenai County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Coeur d'Alene School District 271. For an emergency, Kootenai Health is the closest ER, 17.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Rockford Bay, 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 Rockford Bay.
Power comes from Avista
Avista (Avista Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Rockford Bay. 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 Third Addition Water Assn
Third Addition Water Assn supplies Rockford Bay: about 14% of residents live in its service area. About 86% 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 97 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 62% 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. ID1280165.
6 home internet providers serve Rockford Bay
74% of 576 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 78% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Red Spectrum Communications | Fixed wireless | 80% | 25/5 |
| Intermax Networks | Fixed wireless | 63% | 100/10 |
| Ziply Fiber | Fixed wireless | 49% | 10/1 |
| Wired or Wireless | Fixed wireless | 29% | 30/10 |
| Wind Wireless | Fixed wireless | 14% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Rockford Bay’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Rockford Bay.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Rockford Bay is in Coeur d'Alene School District 271.
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Rockford Bay is unincorporated, so Kootenai County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Rockford Bay spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Rockford Bay residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Rockford Bay | ZIP’s residents in Rockford Bay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83814 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | 97% | 1% |
| 83876 | Worley, ID | 3% | 1% |
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 Rockford Bay
Who supplies Rockford Bay’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Third Addition Water Assn (EPA ID ID1280165). 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 1.2 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Rockford Bay?
Avista (Avista Corp.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Rockford Bay?
Spectrum, Red Spectrum Communications, Intermax Networks, Ziply Fiber, Wired or Wireless, Wind Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Rockford Bay?
83814 (97%), 83876 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Rockford Bay in?
Coeur d'Alene School District 271.
How do I register to vote in Rockford Bay?
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 Kootenai 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.