Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Living in Boardman, OR: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Boardman comes from City of Boardman, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in Boardman comes from Umatilla Electric Coop Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Boardman, 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 Boardman.
Power comes from Umatilla Electric Coop Assn
Umatilla Electric Coop Assn (Umatilla Electric Coop Assn), a cooperative utility, serves all of Boardman. Its homes paid an average of 10.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $120 a month (its average across Oregon).
Start or move service: umatillaelectric.com · (406) 295-4151
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Boardman
City of Boardman supplies almost all of Boardman. It draws ground water and serves 5,749 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. OR4100130.
5 home internet providers serve Boardman
42% of 1,105 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 34% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountainnet | Fixed wireless, Fiber, Cable | 82% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 43% | 40/3 |
| PDTFast.net | Fiber | 19% | 1,000/1,000 |
| PocketiNet | Fixed wireless | 54% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 28% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Boardman depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Boardman, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on cityofboardman.com →
City of Boardman free recycle center (next to City Hall)
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Paper
- Cardboard
- Plastic containers
- Metal cans
- Cartons (milk, juice, soup boxes)
From cityofboardman.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Boardman is in Morrow School District 1.
BSchool 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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Boardman is in ZIP code 97818
ZIP codes where Boardman residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Boardman | ZIP’s residents in Boardman |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97818 | Boardman, OR | 100% | 77% |
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 Boardman
Who supplies Boardman’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
City of Boardman (EPA ID OR4100130). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Boardman?
Umatilla Electric Coop Assn (Umatilla Electric Coop Assn), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 10.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Boardman?
Blue Mountainnet, CenturyLink, PDTFast.net, PocketiNet, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Boardman?
97818. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Boardman in?
Morrow School District 1.
How do I register to vote in Boardman?
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 Morrow 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: Boardman’s own website (cityofboardman.com), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.