Photo: M.O. Stevens · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Tualatin, OR: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Tualatin goes to 97062 (98% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Trains stop in Tualatin.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Tualatin, 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 Tualatin.
Power comes from Portland General Electric
Portland General Electric (Portland General Electric Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Tualatin. Its homes paid an average of 18.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $142 a month (its average across Oregon).
Start or move service: portlandgeneral.com · (503) 464-8000
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Tualatin water system
The City of Tualatin water system supplies almost all of Tualatin. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Portland Water Bureau as seller) and serves 28,106 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–Dec 2025, was 4.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 15.0 ppb. That’s higher than 90% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OR4100906.
6 home internet providers serve Tualatin
100% of 7,209 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 68% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Ziply Fiber | Fiber, DSL | 84% | 6,000/6,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 64% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 62% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 38% | 100/20 |
| Elevate Technology Group | Fixed wireless | 3% | 100/15 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Tualatin depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Tualatin, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on tualatinoregon.gov →
- RecyclingEvery week, day by address
From tualatinoregon.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-04-15T17:32:51+00:00, 2026-10-12T17:41:24+00:00, 2026-10-20, 2026-10-20T23:21:55+00:00. 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.
Most of Tualatin (72%) is in Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J; parts are in Sherwood School District 88J (25%).
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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Tualatin spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Tualatin residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Tualatin | ZIP’s residents in Tualatin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97062 | Tualatin, OR | 98% | 94% |
| 97035 | Lake Oswego, OR | 1% | 1% |
A few homes fall in 97224.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Tualatin
Who supplies Tualatin’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Tualatin water system (EPA ID OR4100906). 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 4.9 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Tualatin?
Portland General Electric (Portland General Electric Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Tualatin?
Xfinity, Ziply Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, Elevate Technology Group (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Tualatin?
97062 (98%), 97035 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Tualatin in?
Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J. Parts of the city are in Sherwood School District 88J.
How do I register to vote in Tualatin?
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 Washington 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: Tualatin’s own website (tualatinoregon.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.