Photo: Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Sugar City, ID: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Sugar City comes from the City of Sugar City water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb. Power in Sugar City comes from Fall River Rural Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sugar City, 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 Sugar City.
Power comes from Fall River Rural Elec Coop
Fall River Rural Elec Coop (Fall River Rural Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Sugar City. Its homes paid an average of 11.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $130 a month (its average across Idaho).
Start or move service: fallriverelectric.com · (800) 632-5726
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Sugar City water system
The City of Sugar City water system supplies almost all of Sugar City. It draws ground water and serves 2,395 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.
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 52% 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. ID7330026.
10 home internet providers serve Sugar City
100% of 612 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fybercom | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Sparklight | Cable | 96% | 1,000/50 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 71% | 60/5 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 16% | 940/940 |
| Direct Communications Rockland | Fiber | 8% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Silver Star Communications | Fiber | 8% | 1,000/200 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sugar City’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sugar City.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Sugar City is in Sugar-Salem Joint School District 322.
B+School 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.
Sugar City is in ZIP code 83448
ZIP codes where Sugar City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sugar City | ZIP’s residents in Sugar City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83448 | Sugar City, ID | 99% | 66% |
A few homes fall in 83440.
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 Sugar City
Who supplies Sugar City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Sugar City water system (EPA ID ID7330026). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sugar City?
Fall River Rural Elec Coop (Fall River Rural Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Sugar City?
Fybercom, Sparklight, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, Direct Communications Rockland, Silver Star Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sugar City?
83448. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sugar City in?
Sugar-Salem Joint School District 322.
How do I register to vote in Sugar City?
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 Madison 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.