Photo: Finetooth · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Alsea, OR: what to set up and who to call
Alsea has no town government of its own, so Benton County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Alsea School District 7J. Power in Alsea comes from Consumers Power, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Alsea, 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 Alsea.
Power comes from Consumers Power
Consumers Power (Consumers Power, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Alsea. Its homes paid an average of 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $161 a month (its average across Oregon).
Start or move service: cpi.coop · (541) 929-3124
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Alsea County Service District
Alsea County Service District supplies Alsea: about 72% of residents live in its service area. About 28% 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 202 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 3.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 84% 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. OR4100978.
2 home internet providers serve Alsea
90% of 89 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 5% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Telephone Cooperative | DSL, Fiber | 100% | 100/20 |
| Alyrica | Fixed wireless | 100% | 65/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Alsea’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Alsea.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Alsea is in Alsea School District 7J.
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
Alsea is unincorporated, so Benton County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Alsea is in ZIP code 97324
ZIP codes where Alsea residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Alsea | ZIP’s residents in Alsea |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97324 | Alsea, OR | 100% | 15% |
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 Alsea
Who supplies Alsea’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Alsea County Service District (EPA ID OR4100978). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.2 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Alsea?
Consumers Power (Consumers Power, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Alsea?
Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Alyrica (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Alsea?
97324. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Alsea in?
Alsea School District 7J.
How do I register to vote in Alsea?
In Oregon you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before). Elections here are run by the Benton County Clerk, Elections Office. Check your registration at sos.oregon.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 Oct 2, 2026 (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.