Living in Tygh Valley, OR: what to set up and who to call
Tygh Valley has no town government of its own, so Wasco County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend South Wasco County School District 1. Power in Tygh Valley comes from Wasco Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Tygh Valley, 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 Tygh Valley.
Power comes from Wasco Electric Coop
Wasco Electric Coop (Wasco Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Tygh Valley.
Start or move service: wascoelectric.com · (541) 296-2740
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Tygh Valley Water District
Tygh Valley Water District supplies Tygh Valley: about 37% of residents live in its service area. About 63% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 218 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 63% 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. OR4100912.
4 home internet providers serve Tygh Valley
5% of 136 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 5% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenturyLink | DSL | 82% | 40/3 |
| Rally Networks | Fiber | 6% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 51% | 25/3 |
| Blue Mountainnet | Fixed wireless | 12% | 10/1 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Tygh Valley’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Tygh Valley.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Tygh Valley is in South Wasco County School District 1.
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
Tygh Valley is unincorporated, so Wasco County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Tygh Valley is in ZIP code 97063
ZIP codes where Tygh Valley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Tygh Valley | ZIP’s residents in Tygh Valley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97063 | Tygh Valley, OR | 100% | 19% |
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 Tygh Valley
Who supplies Tygh Valley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Tygh Valley Water District (EPA ID OR4100912). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Tygh Valley?
Wasco Electric Coop (Wasco Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Tygh Valley?
CenturyLink, Rally Networks, AT&T, Blue Mountainnet (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Tygh Valley?
97063. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Tygh Valley in?
South Wasco County School District 1.
How do I register to vote in Tygh Valley?
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 Wasco 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.