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The Pine Hollow handbook

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

Pine Hollow has no town government of its own, so Wasco County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend South Wasco County School District 1. Tap water in Pine Hollow comes from Barlow Water District, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.

Pine Hollow has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Wasco County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Pine Hollow’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Pine Hollow, 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 Pine Hollow.

Electricity

Power comes from Wasco Electric Coop

Wasco Electric Coop (Wasco Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Pine Hollow.

Start or move service: wascoelectric.com · (541) 296-2740

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 Barlow Water District

Barlow Water District supplies almost all of Pine Hollow. It draws ground water and serves 900 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. OR4100909.

Internet

1 home internet providers serve Pine Hollow

0% of 522 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
CenturyLinkDSL77%60/5

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Pine Hollow’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pine Hollow.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on filePine Hollow has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Pine Hollow kids go to
PK–5South Wasco County Elementary Schoolin Maupin
6–12South Wasco County Middle/High Schoolin Maupin

Pine Hollow is in South Wasco 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Pine Hollow is unincorporated, so Wasco County is the local government.

Local governmentWasco CountyPine Hollow is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereWasco County Clerk, Elections OfficeElections here are run by Wasco County (county election office). 401 E 3rd Street, Ste 100, The Dalles, OR 97058-2562 · (541) 506-2530 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placesos.oregon.govThe state’s voter lookup

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

ZIP codes & area codes

Pine Hollow is in ZIP code 97063

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Pine HollowZIP’s residents in Pine Hollow
97063Tygh Valley, OR100%43%

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 Pine Hollow

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

Barlow Water District (EPA ID OR4100909). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Pine Hollow?

Wasco Electric Coop (Wasco Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Pine Hollow?

CenturyLink (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Pine Hollow?

97063. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Pine Hollow in?

South Wasco County School District 1.

How do I register to vote in Pine Hollow?

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 Wasco 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.