Photo: Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Mulino, OR: what to set up and who to call
Mulino has no town government of its own, so Clackamas County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Molalla River School District 35. Molalla Public Library, 5.5 miles away, is the closest library to Mulino.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mulino, 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 Mulino.
Power comes from Portland General Electric
Portland General Electric (Portland General Electric Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mulino. 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 Mulino Water District
Mulino Water District supplies Mulino: about 53% of residents live in its service area. About 47% 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 700 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.0 ppb. That’s higher than 74% 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. OR4100547.
6 home internet providers serve Mulino
81% of 909 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 59% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molalla Communications Company | Fiber | 56% | 2,500/2,500 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable | 53% | 1,500/50 |
| Beaver Creek Cooperative Telephone Company | Cable, DSL | 46% | 100/5 |
| DirectLink | Fiber | 4% | 1,000/500 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 60% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 23% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Mulino’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mulino.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Mulino (99%) is in Molalla River School District 35.
CSchool gradeSee 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
Mulino is unincorporated, so Clackamas 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.
Mulino spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Mulino residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mulino | ZIP’s residents in Mulino |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97042 | Mulino, OR | 81% | 58% |
| 97045 | Oregon City, OR | 10% | 0% |
| 97013 | Canby, OR | 9% | 1% |
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 Mulino
Who supplies Mulino’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mulino Water District (EPA ID OR4100547). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.1 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mulino?
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 Mulino?
Molalla Communications Company, Astound Broadband, Beaver Creek Cooperative Telephone Company, DirectLink, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mulino?
97042 (81%), 97045 (10%), 97013 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mulino in?
Molalla River School District 35.
How do I register to vote in Mulino?
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: 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.