Photo: Esprqii · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Happy Valley, OR: what to set up and who to call
Happy Valley spans 3 ZIP codes; 97086 holds the most residents (78%). The closest ER is Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center, 2.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Happy Valley, 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 Happy Valley.
Power comes from Portland General Electric
Portland General Electric (Portland General Electric Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Happy Valley. 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 Sunrise Water Authority
Sunrise Water Authority supplies almost all of Happy Valley. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Clackamas River Water and North Clackamas County Wc as sellers) and serves 50,003 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 81% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OR4100635.
7 home internet providers serve Happy Valley
100% of 8,358 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 69% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Ziply Fiber | Fiber, DSL | 65% | 6,000/6,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 12% | 100/10 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 7% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 56% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 54% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
A county or regional provider runs trash and recycling for Happy Valley
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Happy Valley, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check happyvalleyor.gov →
From happyvalleyor.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025-05-05, 2026-06-16. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Happy Valley (80%) is in North Clackamas School District 12; parts are in Centennial School District 28J (15%) and Gresham-Barlow School District 1J (4%).
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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Happy Valley spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Happy Valley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Happy Valley | ZIP’s residents in Happy Valley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97086 | Happy Valley, OR | 78% | 57% |
| 97015 | Clackamas, OR | 12% | 13% |
| 97089 | Damascus, OR | 10% | 17% |
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 Happy Valley
Who supplies Happy Valley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Sunrise Water Authority (EPA ID OR4100635). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Happy Valley?
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 Happy Valley?
Xfinity, Ziply Fiber, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Happy Valley?
97086 (78%), 97015 (12%), 97089 (10%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Happy Valley in?
North Clackamas School District 12. Parts of the city are in Centennial School District 28J and Gresham-Barlow School District 1J.
How do I register to vote in Happy Valley?
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 Clackamas 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: Happy Valley’s own website (happyvalleyor.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.