Empire School · Photo: Ntsimp · CC0Living in Rupert, ID: what to set up and who to call
Rupert runs its own electric utility, City of Rupert. The closest ER is Minidoka Memorial Hospital, 0.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Rupert, 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 Rupert.
Power comes from City of Rupert
City of Rupert (City of Rupert - (ID)), a municipal utility, serves all of Rupert.
Start or move service: rupert-idaho.com · (208) 436-9600
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Rupert water system
The City of Rupert water system supplies almost all of Rupert. It draws ground water and serves 5,796 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 80% 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. ID5340017.
7 home internet providers serve Rupert
100% of 2,160 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Mutual Telephone Cooperative Association | Fiber, DSL | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Sparklight | Cable | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| Fybercom | Fixed wireless | 100% | 600/600 |
| White Cloud Communications | Fixed wireless | 100% | 200/50 |
| Anthem Broadband | Fixed wireless | 96% | 250/50 |
| ETS Telco | Fixed wireless | 70% | 150/150 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Rupert
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Rupert, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check rupert-idaho.com →
From rupert-idaho.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Rupert is in Minidoka County Joint School District 331.
CSchool 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.
Rupert is in ZIP code 83350
ZIP codes where Rupert residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Rupert | ZIP’s residents in Rupert |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83350 | Rupert, ID | 100% | 47% |
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 Rupert
Who supplies Rupert’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Rupert water system (EPA ID ID5340017). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Rupert?
City of Rupert (City of Rupert - (ID)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Rupert?
Project Mutual Telephone Cooperative Association, Sparklight, Fybercom, White Cloud Communications, Anthem Broadband, ETS Telco (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Rupert?
83350. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Rupert in?
Minidoka County Joint School District 331.
How do I register to vote in Rupert?
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 Minidoka 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: Rupert’s own website (rupert-idaho.com), read Oct 23, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.