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The Canby handbook

Living in Canby, OR: what to set up and who to call

Canby runs its own electric utility, Canby Utility Board. For a library card, the closest branch is Canby Public Library, 0.2 miles out.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Canby, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Canby.

Electricity

Power comes from Canby Utility Board

Canby Utility Board (Canby Utility Board), a municipal utility, serves 95.8% of Canby residents.

Start or move service: canbyutility.org · (503) 266-1156

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Canby Utility

Canby Utility supplies almost all of Canby. It draws surface water and serves 18,754 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 71% 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. OR4100157.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Canby

100% of 6,141 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
DirectLinkFiber, DSL100%1,000/500
Astound BroadbandCable, Fiber, DSL96%1,500/50
AT&TFixed wireless46%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless30%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Canby’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Canby.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Canby kids go to
K–64 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Baker Prairie Middle SchoolCanby School District 86
9–12Canby High SchoolCanby School District 86

Canby is in Canby School District 86.

BSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Canby is in ZIP code 97013

ZIP codes where Canby residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of CanbyZIP’s residents in Canby
97013Canby, OR100%74%
Area codes503, 971Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Canby

Who supplies Canby’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Canby Utility (EPA ID OR4100157). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.1 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Canby?

Canby Utility Board (Canby Utility Board), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Canby?

DirectLink, Astound Broadband, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Canby?

97013. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Canby in?

Canby School District 86.

How do I register to vote in Canby?

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 Clackamas 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.