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The Star handbook

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

All of Star gets its mail under one ZIP code, 83669. Sparklight is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Star.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Star, 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 Star.

Electricity

Power comes from Idaho Power

Idaho Power (Idaho Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Star. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Star Sewer and Water Dist Water System

Star Sewer and Water Dist Water System supplies almost all of Star. It draws ground water and serves 14,000 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 59% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. ID4010220.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Star

99% of 6,293 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 33% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SparklightCable, Fiber97%1,000/50
CenturyLinkDSL, Fiber45%140/20
Quantum FiberFiber37%2,000/1,000
Silver Star CommunicationsFiber17%1,000/200
Rise BroadbandFixed wireless91%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless75%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Star’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Star.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Star kids go to
PK–5Star Elementary SchoolMeridian Joint School District 2
6–8Star Middle SchoolMeridian Joint School District 2
9–129 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Star (83%) is in Meridian Joint School District 2; parts are in Middleton School District 134 (17%).

A−School 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

Star is in ZIP code 83669

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of StarZIP’s residents in Star
83669Star, ID100%81%

A few homes fall in 83616.

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 Star

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

Star Sewer and Water Dist Water System (EPA ID ID4010220). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Star?

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

What internet providers serve Star?

Sparklight, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, Silver Star Communications, Rise Broadband, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Star?

83669. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Star in?

Meridian Joint School District 2. Parts of the city are in Middleton School District 134.

How do I register to vote in Star?

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 Ada 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.