Photo: Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Talent, OR: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Talent comes from the City of Talent water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.6 ppb. The closest ER is Asante Ashland Community Hospital, 3.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Talent, 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 Talent.
Power comes from Pacific Power
Pacific Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Talent. 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 Talent water system
The City of Talent water system supplies almost all of Talent. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Medford Water Commission as seller) and serves 6,293 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 Jul–Dec 2025, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.2 ppb. That’s lower than 62% 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. OR4100857.
9 home internet providers serve Talent
100% of 2,217 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 24% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Hunter Communications | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 21% | 2,500/2,500 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 14% | 60/5 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 13% | 3,000/3,000 |
| FireServe | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/30 |
| Rogue Broadband | Fixed wireless | 94% | 200/25 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Recology of Ashland picks up trash in Talent
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Talent, from the town’s own site.
Valley View Transfer Station
3000 Valley View Road, Talent, OR
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From cityoftalent.org, 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.
Talent is in Phoenix-Talent School District 4.
B−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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Talent is in ZIP code 97540
ZIP codes where Talent residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Talent | ZIP’s residents in Talent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97540 | Talent, OR | 100% | 76% |
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 Talent
Who supplies Talent’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Talent water system (EPA ID OR4100857). 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 0.6 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Talent?
Pacific Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Talent?
Spectrum, Hunter Communications, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, FireServe, Rogue Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Talent?
97540. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Talent in?
Phoenix-Talent School District 4.
How do I register to vote in Talent?
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 Jackson 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: Talent’s own website (cityoftalent.org), 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.