Living in Saunders Lake, OR: what to set up and who to call
Saunders Lake has no town government of its own, so Coos County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend North Bend School District 13. The Sand-N-Wood Mobile Villa water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.3 ppb, was higher than 91% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Saunders Lake, 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 Saunders Lake.
Power comes from Central Lincoln People's Ut Dt
Central Lincoln People's Ut Dt (Central Lincoln People's Ut Dt), a political subdivision utility, serves all of Saunders Lake. Its homes paid an average of 11.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $111 a month (its average across Oregon).
Start or move service: clpud.org · (541) 997-3414
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Sand-N-Wood Mobile Villa water system
The Sand-N-Wood Mobile Villa water system supplies Saunders Lake: about 6% of residents live in its service area. About 94% 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 60 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 5.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 91% 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. OR4100573.
4 home internet providers serve Saunders Lake
97% of 532 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 45% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Ziply Fiber | Fiber | 47% | 6,000/6,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 56% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 47% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Saunders Lake’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Saunders Lake.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Saunders Lake is in North Bend School District 13.
C+School gradeSee 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
Saunders Lake is unincorporated, so Coos County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Saunders Lake is in ZIP code 97459
ZIP codes where Saunders Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Saunders Lake | ZIP’s residents in Saunders Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97459 | North Bend, OR | 100% | 7% |
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 Saunders Lake
Who supplies Saunders Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Sand-N-Wood Mobile Villa water system (EPA ID OR4100573). 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 5.3 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Saunders Lake?
Central Lincoln People's Ut Dt (Central Lincoln People's Ut Dt), a political subdivision utility. Its homes paid about 11.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Saunders Lake?
Spectrum, Ziply Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Saunders Lake?
97459. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Saunders Lake in?
North Bend School District 13.
How do I register to vote in Saunders Lake?
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 Coos 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.