Photo: Sam Beebe/Ecotrust · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Ione, OR: what to set up and who to call
The City of Ione water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning Nov 2023. Power in Ione comes from Columbia Basin Elec Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ione, 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 Ione.
Power comes from Columbia Basin Elec Cooperative
Columbia Basin Elec Cooperative (Columbia Basin Elec Cooperative, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Ione.
Start or move service: www.cbec-cc · (541) 676-9146
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Ione water system
The City of Ione water system supplies Ione: about 75% of residents live in its service area. About 25% 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 330 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning Nov 2023. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.1 ppb. That’s higher than 52% 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. OR4100402.
4 home internet providers serve Ione
95% of 185 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenturyLink | DSL | 85% | 40/3 |
| Blue Mountainnet | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 82% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Columbia Fiber | Fiber | 18% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 79% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Ione’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ione.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ione is in Ione School District 2.
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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Ione is in ZIP code 97843
ZIP codes where Ione residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ione | ZIP’s residents in Ione |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97843 | Ione, OR | 100% | 48% |
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 Ione
Who supplies Ione’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Ione water system (EPA ID OR4100402). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ione?
Columbia Basin Elec Cooperative (Columbia Basin Elec Cooperative, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Ione?
CenturyLink, Blue Mountainnet, Columbia Fiber, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ione?
97843. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ione in?
Ione School District 2.
How do I register to vote in Ione?
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 Morrow 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.