Sam Brown House · Photo: Andrew Parodi at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Gervais, OR: what to set up and who to call
All of Gervais gets its mail under one ZIP code, 97026. Legacy Silverton Medical Center, 8.8 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gervais, 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 Gervais.
Power comes from Portland General Electric
Portland General Electric (Portland General Electric Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Gervais. Its homes paid an average of 18.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $142 a month (its average across Oregon).
Start or move service: portlandgeneral.com · (503) 464-8000
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Gervais Water Department
Gervais Water Department supplies almost all of Gervais. It draws ground water and serves 2,571 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.1 ppb. That’s higher than 61% 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. OR4100319.
6 home internet providers serve Gervais
100% of 711 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astound Broadband | Cable | 100% | 1,500/50 |
| Gervais Telephone Company | Fiber | 99% | 1,000/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 99% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 57% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 47% | 25/3 |
| Hunter Communications | Fixed wireless | 34% | 200/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Gervais’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Gervais.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Gervais is in Gervais School District 1.
B−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.
Gervais is in ZIP code 97026
ZIP codes where Gervais residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gervais | ZIP’s residents in Gervais |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97026 | Gervais, OR | 100% | 64% |
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 Gervais
Who supplies Gervais’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Gervais Water Department (EPA ID OR4100319). 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 1.5 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Gervais?
Portland General Electric (Portland General Electric Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Gervais?
Astound Broadband, Gervais Telephone Company, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, Hunter Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gervais?
97026. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gervais in?
Gervais School District 1.
How do I register to vote in Gervais?
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 Marion 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.