Living in Foots Creek, OR: what to set up and who to call
Foots Creek has no town government of its own, so Jackson County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Rogue River School District 35. Most of Foots Creek has one wired internet choice: Spectrum.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Foots Creek, 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 Foots Creek.
Power comes from Pacific Power
Pacific Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Foots Creek. 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 Sunny Slope Mobile Ranch water system
The Sunny Slope Mobile Ranch water system supplies Foots Creek: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% 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 25 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2025–Dec 2027, was 0.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.5 ppb. That’s lower than 55% 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. OR4100335.
5 home internet providers serve Foots Creek
91% of 351 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 90% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Rogue Broadband | Fixed wireless | 79% | 200/25 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 49% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 37% | 100/20 |
| Webformix | Fixed wireless | 27% | 200/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Foots Creek’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Foots Creek.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Foots Creek (99%) is in Rogue River School District 35.
C+School gradeSee 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
Foots Creek is unincorporated, so Jackson 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.
Foots Creek is in ZIP code 97525
ZIP codes where Foots Creek residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Foots Creek | ZIP’s residents in Foots Creek |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97525 | Gold Hill, OR | 100% | 14% |
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 Foots Creek
Who supplies Foots Creek’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Sunny Slope Mobile Ranch water system (EPA ID OR4100335). 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 0.3 ppb (Jan 2025–Dec 2027), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Foots Creek?
Pacific Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Foots Creek?
Spectrum, Rogue Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile, Webformix (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Foots Creek?
97525. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Foots Creek in?
Rogue River School District 35.
How do I register to vote in Foots Creek?
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 Jackson 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.