Photo: Esprqii · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Lake Oswego, OR: what to set up and who to call
Lake Oswego has its own drop-off, Recycling Center. The nearest library is Lake Oswego Public Library, 1.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lake Oswego, 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 Lake Oswego.
Power comes from Portland General Electric
Portland General Electric (Portland General Electric Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lake Oswego. 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 Lake Oswego Municipal Water
Lake Oswego Municipal Water supplies Lake Oswego: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Lake Oswego - Tigard Water Supply as seller) and serves 40,000 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. OR4100457.
8 home internet providers serve Lake Oswego
100% of 13,239 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 40% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 36% | 140/20 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 31% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Ziply Fiber | Fiber, DSL | 10% | 6,000/6,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 47% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 44% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Lake Oswego
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lake Oswego, from the town’s own site.
Lake Oswego Recycling Center
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From ci.oswego.or.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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 Lake Oswego (95%) is in Lake Oswego School District 7J; parts are in Portland School District 1J (4%).
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.
Lake Oswego spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lake Oswego residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lake Oswego | ZIP’s residents in Lake Oswego |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97034 | Lake Oswego, OR | 50% | 95% |
| 97035 | Lake Oswego, OR | 50% | 79% |
A few homes fall in 97068, 97219.
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 Lake Oswego
Who supplies Lake Oswego’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lake Oswego Municipal Water (EPA ID OR4100457). 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 1.8 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lake Oswego?
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 Lake Oswego?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, Ziply Fiber, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lake Oswego?
97034 (50%), 97035 (50%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lake Oswego in?
Lake Oswego School District 7J. Parts of the city are in Portland School District 1J.
How do I register to vote in Lake Oswego?
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: Lake Oswego’s own website (ci.oswego.or.us), 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.