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The Phoenix handbook

Living in Phoenix, OR: what to set up and who to call

Every home in Phoenix is in ZIP code 97535. Phoenix Branch Library, at 510 W 1st St, is the library in town.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Phoenix, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Phoenix.

Electricity

Power comes from Pacific Power

Pacific Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Phoenix. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Phoenix water system

The City of Phoenix water system supplies Phoenix: about 41% of residents live in its service area. About 59% 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 Medford Water Commission as seller) and serves 5,900 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.2 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. That’s lower 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. OR4100625.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Phoenix

99% of 1,522 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 27% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber98%1,000/50
CenturyLinkDSL61%60/5
Hunter CommunicationsFiber26%2,500/2,500
FireServeFixed wireless100%100/30
Rogue BroadbandFixed wireless98%200/25
VerizonFixed wireless93%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Phoenix’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Phoenix.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Phoenix kids go to
K–5Phoenix Elementary SchoolPhoenix-Talent School District 4
6–8Talent Middle Schoolin Talent
9–12Phoenix High SchoolPhoenix-Talent School District 4

Phoenix is in Phoenix-Talent School District 4.

B−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Phoenix is in ZIP code 97535

ZIP codes where Phoenix residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of PhoenixZIP’s residents in Phoenix
97535Phoenix, OR100%89%
Area codes458, 541Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Phoenix

Who supplies Phoenix’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Phoenix water system (EPA ID OR4100625). 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 0.2 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Phoenix?

Pacific Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Phoenix?

Spectrum, CenturyLink, Hunter Communications, FireServe, Rogue Broadband, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Phoenix?

97535. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Phoenix in?

Phoenix-Talent School District 4.

How do I register to vote in Phoenix?

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 Jackson 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.