Photo: Tedder · CC BY 3.0Living in Antelope, OR: what to set up and who to call
Power in Antelope comes from Wasco Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The ER is a drive from Antelope: the closest is St. Charles Madras, 27.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Antelope, 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 Antelope.
Power comes from Wasco Electric Coop
Wasco Electric Coop (Wasco Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Antelope.
Start or move service: wascoelectric.com · (541) 296-2740
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Antelope water system
The City of Antelope water system supplies Antelope: about 68% of residents live in its service area. About 32% 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 46 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 75% 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. OR4100042.
1 home internet providers serve Antelope
100% of 38 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trans-Cascades Telep | DSL, Fiber | 100% | 500/500 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Antelope’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Antelope.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Antelope is in Jefferson County School District 509J.
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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Antelope is in ZIP code 97001
ZIP codes where Antelope residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Antelope | ZIP’s residents in Antelope |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97001 | Antelope, OR | 100% | 28% |
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 Antelope
Who supplies Antelope’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Antelope water system (EPA ID OR4100042). 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 2.1 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Antelope?
Wasco Electric Coop (Wasco Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Antelope?
Trans-Cascades Telep (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Antelope?
97001. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Antelope in?
Jefferson County School District 509J.
How do I register to vote in Antelope?
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 Wasco 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.