Photo: Finetooth · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Sisters, OR: what to set up and who to call
Power in Sisters comes from Central Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest emergency room is St. Charles Medical Center - Bend, 20.9 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sisters, 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 Sisters.
Power comes from Central Electric Coop
Central Electric Coop (Central Electric Coop Inc - (OR)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Sisters. Its homes paid an average of 10.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $136 a month (its average across Oregon).
Start or move service: cec.coop · (541) 548-2144
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Sisters water system
The City of Sisters water system supplies Sisters: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 5% 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 3,778 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.8 ppb. That’s higher than 54% 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. OR4100826.
7 home internet providers serve Sisters
100% of 1,816 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 25% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TDS Telecom | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 57% | 40/3 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 4% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Yellowknife Wireless | Fixed wireless | 97% | 700/200 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 85% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 53% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sisters’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sisters.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Sisters is in Sisters School District 6.
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 Jan 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Sisters is in ZIP code 97759
ZIP codes where Sisters residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sisters | ZIP’s residents in Sisters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97759 | Sisters, OR | 100% | 39% |
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 Sisters
Who supplies Sisters’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Sisters water system (EPA ID OR4100826). 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 1.2 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sisters?
Central Electric Coop (Central Electric Coop Inc - (OR)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 10.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Sisters?
TDS Telecom, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, Yellowknife Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sisters?
97759. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sisters in?
Sisters School District 6.
How do I register to vote in Sisters?
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 Deschutes 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.