Photo: [email protected] · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Camp Sherman, OR: what to set up and who to call
Camp Sherman has no town government of its own, so Jefferson County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Black Butte School District 41. Tap water in most of Camp Sherman comes from the Metolius Meadows Prop Owners water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Camp Sherman, 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 Camp Sherman.
Power comes from Central Electric Coop
Central Electric Coop (Central Electric Coop Inc - (OR)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Camp Sherman. 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 Metolius Meadows Prop Owners water system
The Metolius Meadows Prop Owners water system supplies Camp Sherman: about 60% of residents live in its service area. About 40% 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 285 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 2024–Dec 2026, 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. OR4190192.
Which providers serve Camp Sherman
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Camp Sherman, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
The nearest public drop-off is 1 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Camp Sherman.
Camp Sherman Transfer Site
This isn’t Camp Sherman’s own facility. Whether Camp Sherman 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.
Camp Sherman is in Black Butte School District 41.
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
Camp Sherman is unincorporated, so Jefferson 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.
Camp Sherman is in ZIP code 97730
ZIP codes where Camp Sherman residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Camp Sherman | ZIP’s residents in Camp Sherman |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97730 | Camp Sherman, OR | 100% | 91% |
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 Camp Sherman
Who supplies Camp Sherman’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Metolius Meadows Prop Owners water system (EPA ID OR4190192). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Camp Sherman?
Central Electric Coop (Central Electric Coop Inc - (OR)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 10.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Camp Sherman?
97730. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Camp Sherman in?
Black Butte School District 41.
How do I register to vote in Camp Sherman?
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 Jefferson 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): pending.