Living in Ochoco West, OR: what to set up and who to call
Ochoco West has no town government of its own, so Crook County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Crook County School District. For a library card, the closest branch is Crook County Library, 7.7 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ochoco West, 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 Ochoco West.
Power comes from Bonneville Power Administration
Bonneville Power Administration (Bonneville Power Administration), a federal utility, serves all of Ochoco West.
Start or move service: nli.coop · (208) 263-5141
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Ochoco West Wtr & San Authority
Ochoco West Wtr & San Authority supplies Ochoco West: about 81% of residents live in its service area. About 19% 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 400 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 7.7 ppb. That’s higher than 86% 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. OR4100681.
Which providers serve Ochoco West
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Ochoco West, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Ochoco West’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ochoco West.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ochoco West is in Crook County School District.
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
Ochoco West is unincorporated, so Crook County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Ochoco West is in ZIP code 97754
ZIP codes where Ochoco West residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ochoco West | ZIP’s residents in Ochoco West |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97754 | Prineville, OR | 100% | 2% |
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 Ochoco West
Who supplies Ochoco West’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ochoco West Wtr & San Authority (EPA ID OR4100681). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.7 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ochoco West?
Bonneville Power Administration (Bonneville Power Administration), a federal utility.
What ZIP codes are in Ochoco West?
97754. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ochoco West in?
Crook County School District.
How do I register to vote in Ochoco West?
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 Crook 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): pending.