Photo: Tedder · CC BY 3.0Living in Svensen, OR: what to set up and who to call
Svensen has no town government of its own, so Clatsop County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Knappa School District 4. Columbia Memorial Hospital, 8.1 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Svensen, 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 Svensen.
Power comes from Pacific Power
Pacific Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Svensen. Its homes paid an average of 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $133 a month (its average across Oregon).
Start or move service: pacificorp.com · (888) 221-7070
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Wickiup Water District
Wickiup Water District supplies Svensen: about 79% of residents live in its service area. About 21% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 1,630 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 88% 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. OR4100063.
6 home internet providers serve Svensen
97% of 392 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Fiber | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 4% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 65% | 300/20 |
| Hawk Networks | Fixed wireless | 36% | 200/70 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 27% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 24% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Svensen’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Svensen.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Svensen is in Knappa School District 4.
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
Svensen is unincorporated, so Clatsop County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Svensen is in ZIP code 97103
ZIP codes where Svensen residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Svensen | ZIP’s residents in Svensen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97103 | Astoria, OR | 100% | 5% |
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 Svensen
Who supplies Svensen’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Wickiup Water District (EPA ID OR4100063). 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 4.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Svensen?
Pacific Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Svensen?
Spectrum, CenturyLink, Verizon, Hawk Networks, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Svensen?
97103. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Svensen in?
Knappa School District 4.
How do I register to vote in Svensen?
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 Clatsop 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.