Photo: SounderBruce · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Prineville, OR: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Prineville is Crook County Landfill, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Most homes in Prineville have two wired internet choices, TDS Telecom and PrineTIME Internet Solutions.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Prineville, 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 Prineville.
Power comes from Bonneville Power Administration
Bonneville Power Administration (Bonneville Power Administration), a federal utility, serves all of Prineville.
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 City of Prineville water system
The City of Prineville water system supplies Prineville: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 8% 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 11,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.1 ppb. 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. OR4100682.
5 home internet providers serve Prineville
100% of 4,438 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 66% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TDS Telecom | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| PrineTIME Internet Solutions | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 52% | 40/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 40% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 13% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Allied Waste Transfer Services of Oregon, LLC, dba Republic Services of Oregon picks up trash in Prineville
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Prineville, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityofprineville.com →
From cityofprineville.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025, 2026-09-27. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Prineville is in Crook County School District.
ASchool 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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Prineville is in ZIP code 97754
ZIP codes where Prineville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Prineville | ZIP’s residents in Prineville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97754 | Prineville, OR | 100% | 50% |
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 Prineville
Who supplies Prineville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Prineville water system (EPA ID OR4100682). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.9 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Prineville?
Bonneville Power Administration (Bonneville Power Administration), a federal utility.
What internet providers serve Prineville?
TDS Telecom, PrineTIME Internet Solutions, CenturyLink, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Prineville?
97754. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Prineville in?
Crook County School District.
How do I register to vote in Prineville?
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: Prineville’s own website (cityofprineville.com), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.