Photo: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives · CC BY 4.0Living in Mount Hood, OR: what to set up and who to call
Mount Hood has no town government of its own, so Hood River County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Hood River County School District 1. For emergencies, Mount Hood is closest to Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital, 12 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mount Hood, 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 Mount Hood.
Power comes from Pacific Power
Pacific Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mount Hood. 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.
Water comes from Crystal Springs Water District
Crystal Springs Water District supplies almost all of Mount Hood. It draws ground water and serves 5,973 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 3.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 84% 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. OR4100386.
3 home internet providers serve Mount Hood
96% of 142 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hood River Electric Cooperative | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/500 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 44% | 10/1 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 71% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Mount Hood’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mount Hood.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Mount Hood is in Hood River County School District 1.
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Mount Hood is unincorporated, so Hood River County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Mount Hood is in ZIP code 97041
ZIP codes where Mount Hood residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mount Hood | ZIP’s residents in Mount Hood |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97041 | Mount Hood Parkdale, OR | 100% | 11% |
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 Mount Hood
Who supplies Mount Hood’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Crystal Springs Water District (EPA ID OR4100386). 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 3.3 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mount Hood?
Pacific Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Mount Hood?
Hood River Electric Cooperative, CenturyLink, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mount Hood?
97041. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mount Hood in?
Hood River County School District 1.
How do I register to vote in Mount Hood?
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: 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.