Photo: Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Dillard, OR: what to set up and who to call
Dillard has no town government of its own, so Douglas County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Winston-Dillard School District 116. Winston-Dillard Water District has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 7.0 ppb, was higher than 96% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Dillard, 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 Dillard.
Power comes from Pacific Power
Pacific Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Dillard. 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 Winston-Dillard Water District
Winston-Dillard Water District supplies almost all of Dillard. It draws surface water and serves 8,300 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 7.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 96% 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. OR4100957.
6 home internet providers serve Dillard
100% of 181 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DFN | Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 5% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 95% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 59% | 100/20 |
| Umpqua Broadband | Fixed wireless | 28% | 25/5 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Dillard’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Dillard.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Dillard is in Winston-Dillard School District 116.
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
Dillard is unincorporated, so Douglas 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.
Dillard spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Dillard residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Dillard | ZIP’s residents in Dillard |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97496 | Winston, OR | 57% | 3% |
| 97432 | Dillard, OR | 42% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 97457.
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 Dillard
Who supplies Dillard’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Winston-Dillard Water District (EPA ID OR4100957). 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 7.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Dillard?
Pacific Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Dillard?
DFN, Spectrum, CenturyLink, Verizon, T-Mobile, Umpqua Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Dillard?
97496 (57%), 97432 (42%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Dillard in?
Winston-Dillard School District 116.
How do I register to vote in Dillard?
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 Douglas 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.