Photo: Yurivict at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Gold Beach, OR: what to set up and who to call
The City of Gold Beach water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 8.1 ppb, was higher than 97% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Power in Gold Beach comes from Coos-Curry Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gold Beach, 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 Gold Beach.
Power comes from Coos-Curry Electric Coop
Coos-Curry Electric Coop (Coos-Curry Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Gold Beach. Its homes paid an average of 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $133 a month (its average across Oregon).
Start or move service: ccec.coop · (541) 396-3118
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Gold Beach water system
The City of Gold Beach water system supplies Gold Beach: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 8% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 3,000 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 8.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 97% 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. OR4101059.
6 home internet providers serve Gold Beach
98% of 1,248 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Beacon Broadband | Fiber | 89% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Ziply Fiber | Fiber, DSL | 60% | 6,000/6,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 55% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 43% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 11% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Gold Beach’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Gold Beach.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Gold Beach is in Central Curry School District 1.
CSchool 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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Gold Beach is in ZIP code 97444
ZIP codes where Gold Beach residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gold Beach | ZIP’s residents in Gold Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97444 | Gold Beach, 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 Gold Beach
Who supplies Gold Beach’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Gold Beach water system (EPA ID OR4101059). 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 8.1 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Gold Beach?
Coos-Curry Electric Coop (Coos-Curry Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Gold Beach?
Spectrum, Beacon Broadband, Ziply Fiber, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gold Beach?
97444. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gold Beach in?
Central Curry School District 1.
How do I register to vote in Gold Beach?
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 Curry 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.