Photo: Sword Fern · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Sweet Home, OR: what to set up and who to call
All of Sweet Home gets its mail under one ZIP code, 97386. The nearest library is Sweet Home Public Library, 1.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sweet Home, 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 Sweet Home.
Power comes from Pacific Power
Pacific Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sweet Home. 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 City of Sweet Home water system
The City of Sweet Home water system supplies Sweet Home: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% 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 10,322 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.9 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. OR4100851.
6 home internet providers serve Sweet Home
99% of 3,951 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 5% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Alyrica | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 90% | 65/10 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 44% | 40/3 |
| Peak Internet | Fixed wireless | 75% | 30/10 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 8% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 2% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Sweet Home Sanitation picks up trash in Sweet Home
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Sweet Home, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check sweethomeor.gov →
From sweethomeor.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Sweet Home is in Sweet Home School District 55.
CSchool 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 Nov 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Sweet Home is in ZIP code 97386
ZIP codes where Sweet Home residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sweet Home | ZIP’s residents in Sweet Home |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97386 | Sweet Home, OR | 99% | 67% |
A few homes fall in 97345.
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 Sweet Home
Who supplies Sweet Home’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Sweet Home water system (EPA ID OR4100851). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sweet Home?
Pacific Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Sweet Home?
Xfinity, Alyrica, CenturyLink, Peak Internet, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sweet Home?
97386. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sweet Home in?
Sweet Home School District 55.
How do I register to vote in Sweet Home?
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 Linn 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: Sweet Home’s own website (sweethomeor.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.