Cox-Williams House · Photo: Ian Poellet (User:Werewombat) · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in St. Helens, OR: what to set up and who to call
For trash and recycling, St. Helens has Columbia County Transfer Station at 1601 Railroad Avenue; OpenStreetMap lists it open Mon–Sat 8 am–5 pm. Power in St. Helens comes from Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist, a political subdivision utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in St. Helens, 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 St. Helens.
Power comes from Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist
Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist (Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist), a political subdivision utility, serves all of St. Helens. Its homes paid an average of 9.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $113 a month (its average across Oregon).
Start or move service: www.crpud.net · (503) 397-1844
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of St Helens water system
The City of St Helens water system supplies almost all of St. Helens. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 13,410 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s lower than 51% 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. OR4100724.
7 home internet providers serve St. Helens
100% of 4,972 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 25% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 31% | 940/200 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 27% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 85% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 59% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 32% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Columbia County Transfer Station is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Where to take trash and recycling in St. Helens, and where the rules are.
Columbia County Transfer Station
1601 Railroad Avenue, Saint Helens, OR, 97051
- Mon8 am–5 pm
- Tue8 am–5 pm
- Wed8 am–5 pm
- Thu8 am–5 pm
- Fri8 am–5 pm
- Sat8 am–5 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Nov 2025. They can change with the season, so check ci.st-helens.or.us before you go.
Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
St. Helens is in St. Helens School District 502.
C−School 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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
St. Helens is in ZIP code 97051
ZIP codes where St. Helens residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of St. Helens | ZIP’s residents in St. Helens |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97051 | Saint Helens, OR | 100% | 81% |
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 St. Helens
When is the Columbia County Transfer Station open?
Mon–Sat 8 am–5 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check ci.st-helens.or.us before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies St. Helens’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of St Helens water system (EPA ID OR4100724). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in St. Helens?
Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist (Columbia River Peoples Ut Dist), a political subdivision utility. Its homes paid about 9.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve St. Helens?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in St. Helens?
97051. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is St. Helens in?
St. Helens School District 502.
How do I register to vote in St. Helens?
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 Columbia 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.