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The Cannon Beach handbook

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

Tap water in Cannon Beach comes from the City of Cannon Beach water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Most of Cannon Beach has one wired internet choice: Spectrum.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Cannon Beach, 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 Cannon Beach.

Electricity

Power comes from Pacific Power

Pacific Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cannon Beach. Its homes paid an average of 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $133 a month (its average across Oregon).

Start or move service: pacificorp.com · (888) 221-7070

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 City of Cannon Beach water system

The City of Cannon Beach water system supplies almost all of Cannon Beach. It draws ground water and serves 1,710 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. 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. OR4100164.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Cannon Beach

99% of 1,739 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 3% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber99%1,000/50
CenturyLinkDSL42%10/1
VerizonFixed wireless89%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless64%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless14%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Cannon Beach’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Cannon Beach.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Cannon Beach kids go to
K–5Pacific Ridge Elementary Schoolin Seaside
6–8Seaside Middle Schoolin Seaside
9–12Seaside High Schoolin Seaside

Cannon Beach is in Seaside School District 10.

CSchool 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

Cannon Beach spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Cannon BeachZIP’s residents in Cannon Beach
97110Cannon Beach, OR80%92%
97145Tolovana Park, OR20%93%
Area code503Wikidata

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 Cannon Beach

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

The City of Cannon Beach water system (EPA ID OR4100164). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Cannon Beach?

Pacific Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Cannon Beach?

Spectrum, CenturyLink, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Cannon Beach?

97110 (80%), 97145 (20%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Cannon Beach in?

Seaside School District 10.

How do I register to vote in Cannon Beach?

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 Clatsop 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.