Photo: Tedder · CC BY 3.0Living in Black Butte Ranch, OR: what to set up and who to call
Black Butte Ranch has no town government of its own, so Deschutes County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Sisters School District 6. Power in Black Butte Ranch comes from Central Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Black Butte Ranch, 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 Black Butte Ranch.
Power comes from Central Electric Coop
Central Electric Coop (Central Electric Coop Inc - (OR)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Black Butte Ranch. Its homes paid an average of 10.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $136 a month (its average across Oregon).
Start or move service: cec.coop · (541) 548-2144
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Black Butte Ranch Corporation
Black Butte Ranch Corporation supplies Black Butte Ranch: about 44% of residents live in its service area. About 56% 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 740 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.1 ppb. That’s lower than 51% 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. OR4100086.
2 home internet providers serve Black Butte Ranch
100% of 1,182 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TDS Telecom | Cable | 100% | 1,000/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 87% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Black Butte Ranch.
Camp Sherman Transfer Site
This isn’t Black Butte Ranch’s own facility. Whether Black Butte Ranch 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.
Black Butte Ranch is in Sisters School District 6.
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
Black Butte Ranch is unincorporated, so Deschutes County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jan 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Black Butte Ranch is in ZIP code 97759
ZIP codes where Black Butte Ranch residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Black Butte Ranch | ZIP’s residents in Black Butte Ranch |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97759 | Sisters, OR | 100% | 3% |
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 Black Butte Ranch
Who supplies Black Butte Ranch’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Black Butte Ranch Corporation (EPA ID OR4100086). 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 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Black Butte Ranch?
Central Electric Coop (Central Electric Coop Inc - (OR)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 10.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Black Butte Ranch?
TDS Telecom, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Black Butte Ranch?
97759. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Black Butte Ranch in?
Sisters School District 6.
How do I register to vote in Black Butte Ranch?
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 Deschutes 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.