Photo: Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Nyssa, OR: what to set up and who to call
All of Nyssa gets its mail under one ZIP code, 97913. For emergencies, Nyssa is closest to Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Ontario, 10.3 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Nyssa, 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 Nyssa.
Power comes from Idaho Power
Idaho Power (Idaho Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Nyssa. Its homes paid an average of 11.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $129 a month (its average across Oregon).
Start or move service: idahopower.com · (800) 488-6151
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Nyssa water system
The City of Nyssa water system supplies almost all of Nyssa. It draws ground water and serves 3,285 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 64% 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. OR4100579.
7 home internet providers serve Nyssa
100% of 1,080 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 84% | 40/3 |
| Rally Networks | Fiber | 82% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Farmers Mutual Telephone Company | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 28% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Anthem Broadband | Fixed wireless | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 59% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Nyssa’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Nyssa.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Nyssa is in Nyssa School District 26.
B+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.
Nyssa is in ZIP code 97913
ZIP codes where Nyssa residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Nyssa | ZIP’s residents in Nyssa |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97913 | Nyssa, OR | 100% | 57% |
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 Nyssa
Who supplies Nyssa’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Nyssa water system (EPA ID OR4100579). 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 1.6 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Nyssa?
Idaho Power (Idaho Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Nyssa?
Sparklight, CenturyLink, Rally Networks, Farmers Mutual Telephone Company, Anthem Broadband, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Nyssa?
97913. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Nyssa in?
Nyssa School District 26.
How do I register to vote in Nyssa?
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 Malheur 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.