Photo: Sam Beebe · CC BY 2.0Living in Hood River, OR: what to set up and who to call
Power in Hood River comes from Hood River Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Trains stop in Hood River.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hood River, 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 Hood River.
Power comes from Hood River Electric Coop
Hood River Electric Coop (Hood River Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Hood River.
Start or move service: hrec.coop · (541) 354-1233
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Hood River water system
The City of Hood River water system supplies almost all of Hood River. It draws ground water and serves 8,577 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.3 ppb. That’s higher than 62% 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. OR4100385.
7 home internet providers serve Hood River
99% of 3,212 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 70% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/35 |
| Blue Mountainnet | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 78% | 2,000/2,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 41% | 10/1 |
| Hood River Electric Cooperative | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 5% | 1,000/500 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 90% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 17% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In Hood River, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Hood River, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityofhoodriver.gov →
From cityofhoodriver.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2019, 2019-09-26T19:29:55+00:00. 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.
Hood River is in Hood River County School District 1.
A−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.
Hood River is in ZIP code 97031
ZIP codes where Hood River residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hood River | ZIP’s residents in Hood River |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97031 | Hood River, OR | 100% | 42% |
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Hood River
Who supplies Hood River’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Hood River water system (EPA ID OR4100385). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.7 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hood River?
Hood River Electric Coop (Hood River Electric Coop), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Hood River?
Spectrum, Blue Mountainnet, CenturyLink, Hood River Electric Cooperative, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hood River?
97031. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hood River in?
Hood River County School District 1.
How do I register to vote in Hood River?
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 Hood River 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: Hood River’s own website (cityofhoodriver.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.