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The Klamath Falls handbook

Living in Klamath Falls, OR: what to set up and who to call

Most mail in Klamath Falls goes to 97601 (79% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Klamath Falls has its own train station.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Klamath Falls, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Klamath Falls.

Electricity

Power comes from Pacific Power

Pacific Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Klamath Falls. Its homes paid an average of 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $133 a month (its average across Oregon).

Start or move service: pacificorp.com · (888) 221-7070

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Klamath Falls Water Dept

Klamath Falls Water Dept supplies Klamath Falls: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 9% 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 40,475 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.6 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. OR4100443.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Klamath Falls

99% of 8,070 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 68% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber94%1,000/35
Cal-Ore CommunicationsFixed wireless, Fiber82%1,000/1,000
Hunter CommunicationsFiber, Fixed wireless63%2,500/2,500
CenturyLinkDSL26%60/5
FireServeFixed wireless99%100/30
T-MobileFixed wireless59%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Klamath Falls’ trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Klamath Falls.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Klamath Falls kids go to
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Ponderosa Middle SchoolKlamath Falls City Schools
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Klamath Falls (70%) is in Klamath Falls City Schools; parts are in Klamath County School District (30%).

C+School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Klamath Falls spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Klamath Falls residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Klamath FallsZIP’s residents in Klamath Falls
97601Klamath Falls, OR79%74%
97603Klamath Falls, OR21%15%

97602 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.

Area code541Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Klamath Falls

Who supplies Klamath Falls’ drinking water, and has it had violations?

Klamath Falls Water Dept (EPA ID OR4100443). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Klamath Falls?

Pacific Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Klamath Falls?

Spectrum, Cal-Ore Communications, Hunter Communications, CenturyLink, FireServe, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Klamath Falls?

97601 (79%), 97603 (21%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Klamath Falls in?

Klamath Falls City Schools. Parts of the city are in Klamath County School District.

How do I register to vote in Klamath Falls?

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.