Stibnite Historic District · Public domainLiving in Yellow Pine, ID: what to set up and who to call
Yellow Pine has no town government of its own, so Valley County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend McCall-Donnelly Joint School District 421. The closest public drop-off to Yellow Pine is Yellow Pine Waste Transfer Station, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Yellow Pine, 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 Yellow Pine.
Power comes from Idaho Power
Idaho Power (Idaho Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Yellow Pine. 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 Yellow Pine Water Users Inc
Yellow Pine Water Users Inc supplies Yellow Pine: about 77% of residents live in its service area. About 23% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 72 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–Jun 2026, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 30.0 ppb. That’s higher than 71% 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. ID4430059.
1 home internet providers serve Yellow Pine
0% of 78 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midvale Telephone Company | DSL | 74% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Yellow Pine.
Yellow Pine Waste Transfer Station
2228 Johnson Creek Road, Yellow Pine, ID, 83611 · run by Lakeshore Disposal
This isn’t Yellow Pine’s own facility. Whether Yellow Pine residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Yellow Pine is in McCall-Donnelly Joint School District 421.
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
Yellow Pine is unincorporated, so Valley 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.
Yellow Pine is in ZIP code 83677
ZIP codes where Yellow Pine residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Yellow Pine | ZIP’s residents in Yellow Pine |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83677 | Yellow Pine, ID | 100% | 73% |
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 Yellow Pine
Who supplies Yellow Pine’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Yellow Pine Water Users Inc (EPA ID ID4430059). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Yellow Pine?
Idaho Power (Idaho Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Yellow Pine?
Midvale Telephone Company (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Yellow Pine?
83677. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Yellow Pine in?
McCall-Donnelly Joint School District 421.
How do I register to vote in Yellow Pine?
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 Valley 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.