Photo: DougMiller65 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Coos Bay, OR: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Coos Bay is in ZIP code 97420. For emergencies, Coos Bay is closest to Bay Area Hospital, 0.3 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Coos Bay, 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 Coos Bay.
Power comes from Pacific Power
Pacific Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility, serves 74.9% of Coos Bay residents. 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.
Water comes from Coos Bay North Bend Wtr Brd water system
The Coos Bay North Bend Wtr Brd water system supplies almost all of Coos Bay. It draws surface water and serves 34,500 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.5 ppb. That’s higher than 63% 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. OR4100205.
6 home internet providers serve Coos Bay
99% of 6,411 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 81% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Ziply Fiber | Fiber, DSL | 76% | 6,000/6,000 |
| DFN | Fiber | 20% | 2,500/2,500 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 64% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 31% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 17% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Coos Bay’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Coos Bay.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Coos Bay (98%) is in Coos Bay School District 9; parts are in North Bend School District 13 (2%).
C+School 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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Coos Bay is in ZIP code 97420
ZIP codes where Coos Bay residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Coos Bay | ZIP’s residents in Coos Bay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97420 | Coos Bay, OR | 100% | 58% |
A few homes fall in 97459.
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 Coos Bay
Who supplies Coos Bay’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Coos Bay North Bend Wtr Brd water system (EPA ID OR4100205). 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 1.8 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Coos Bay?
Pacific Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Coos Bay?
Spectrum, Ziply Fiber, DFN, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Coos Bay?
97420. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Coos Bay in?
Coos Bay School District 9. Parts of the city are in North Bend School District 13.
How do I register to vote in Coos Bay?
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 Coos 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.