Photo: Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Beaverton, OR: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Beaverton goes to 97008 (30% of residents), one of 8 ZIP codes in town. Trains stop in Beaverton, at Beaverton Transit Center.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Beaverton, 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 Beaverton.
Power comes from Portland General Electric
Portland General Electric (Portland General Electric Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Beaverton. Its homes paid an average of 18.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $142 a month (its average across Oregon).
Start or move service: portlandgeneral.com · (503) 464-8000
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Beaverton water system
The City of Beaverton water system supplies Beaverton: about 74% of residents live in its service area. Tualatin Valley Water District serves another 6%. About 17% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Joint Water Commission as seller) and serves 88,045 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2024, was 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 77% 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. OR4100081.
7 home internet providers serve Beaverton
100% of 24,088 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 70% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Ziply Fiber | Fiber, DSL | 79% | 6,000/6,000 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 4% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 65% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 56% | 100/20 |
| Elevate Technology Group | Fixed wireless | 46% | 100/15 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Beaverton’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Beaverton.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Beaverton (95%) is in Beaverton School District 48J; parts are in Hillsboro School District 1J (3%) and Portland School District 1J (2%).
ASchool 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Beaverton spans 8 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Beaverton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Beaverton | ZIP’s residents in Beaverton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97008 | Beaverton, OR | 30% | 98% |
| 97007 | Beaverton, OR | 26% | 53% |
| 97005 | Beaverton, OR | 20% | 72% |
| 97006 | Beaverton, OR | 13% | 27% |
| 97225 | Portland, OR | 4% | 15% |
| 97003 | Beaverton, OR | 4% | 12% |
| 97229 | Portland, OR | 2% | 3% |
| 97223 | Portland, OR | 1% | 2% |
97075, 97076, 97077, 97079 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Beaverton
Who supplies Beaverton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Beaverton water system (EPA ID OR4100081). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.6 ppb (Jan–Jun 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Beaverton?
Portland General Electric (Portland General Electric Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Beaverton?
Xfinity, Ziply Fiber, Quantum Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile, Elevate Technology Group (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Beaverton?
97008 (30%), 97007 (26%), 97005 (20%), 97006 (13%), 97225 (4%), 97003 (4%), 97229 (2%), 97223 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Beaverton in?
Beaverton School District 48J. Parts of the city are in Hillsboro School District 1J and Portland School District 1J.
How do I register to vote in Beaverton?
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 Washington 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.