Photo: Orygun · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Gilchrist, OR: what to set up and who to call
Gilchrist has no town government of its own, so Klamath County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Klamath County School District. Gilchrist Water System LLC has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 12.0 ppb, was higher than 98% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gilchrist, 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 Gilchrist.
Power comes from Midstate Electric Coop
Midstate Electric Coop (Midstate Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Gilchrist. Its homes paid an average of 11.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $149 a month (its average across Oregon).
Start or move service: midstateelectric.coop · (541) 536-2126
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Gilchrist Water System LLC
Gilchrist Water System LLC supplies Gilchrist: about 56% of residents live in its service area. Crescent Wtr Supply & Impr Dist serves another 35%. About 10% 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 440 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 12.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 98% 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. OR4100320.
2 home internet providers serve Gilchrist
85% of 132 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Communications | Fiber | 93% | 2,500/2,500 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 89% | 10/1 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Gilchrist’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Gilchrist.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Gilchrist is in Klamath County School District.
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
Gilchrist is unincorporated, so Klamath County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Gilchrist is in ZIP code 97737
ZIP codes where Gilchrist residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gilchrist | ZIP’s residents in Gilchrist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97737 | Gilchrist, OR | 100% | 43% |
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 Gilchrist
Who supplies Gilchrist’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Gilchrist Water System LLC (EPA ID OR4100320). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 12.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Gilchrist?
Midstate Electric Coop (Midstate Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Gilchrist?
Hunter Communications, CenturyLink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gilchrist?
97737. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gilchrist in?
Klamath County School District.
How do I register to vote in Gilchrist?
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 Klamath 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.