Photo: Caseyjminnick · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Silver Lake, OR: what to set up and who to call
Silver Lake has no town government of its own, so Lake County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend North Lake School District 14. Power in Silver Lake comes from Midstate Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Silver 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 Silver Lake.
Power comes from Midstate Electric Coop
Midstate Electric Coop (Midstate Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Silver Lake. Its homes paid an average of 11.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $149 a month (its average across Oregon).
Start or move service: midstateelectric.coop · (541) 536-2126
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Which providers serve Silver Lake
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Silver Lake, 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 Silver Lake’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Silver Lake.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Silver Lake is in North Lake School District 14.
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
Silver Lake is unincorporated, so Lake 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.
Silver Lake is in ZIP code 97638
ZIP codes where Silver Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Silver Lake | ZIP’s residents in Silver Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97638 | Silver Lake, OR | 100% | 35% |
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 Silver Lake
Who provides electricity in Silver Lake?
Midstate Electric Coop (Midstate Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Silver Lake?
97638. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Silver Lake in?
North Lake School District 14.
How do I register to vote in Silver 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 Lake 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.
- 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.