Photo: Geirfuglasker · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Vernonia, OR: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Vernonia comes from the City of Vernonia water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in Vernonia comes from West Oregon Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Vernonia, 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 Vernonia.
Power comes from West Oregon Electric Coop
West Oregon Electric Coop (West Oregon Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Vernonia.
Start or move service: www.westoregon.org · (503) 429-3021
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Vernonia water system
The City of Vernonia water system supplies almost all of Vernonia. It draws surface water and serves 2,100 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 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. OR4100922.
4 home internet providers serve Vernonia
88% of 1,076 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 86% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ziply Fiber | Fiber, DSL | 84% | 6,000/6,000 |
| Blue Mountainnet | Fiber | 42% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 83% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 61% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Vernonia’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Vernonia.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Vernonia is in Vernonia School District 47J.
C−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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Vernonia is in ZIP code 97064
ZIP codes where Vernonia residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Vernonia | ZIP’s residents in Vernonia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97064 | Vernonia, OR | 100% | 62% |
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 Vernonia
Who supplies Vernonia’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Vernonia water system (EPA ID OR4100922). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Vernonia?
West Oregon Electric Coop (West Oregon Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Vernonia?
Ziply Fiber, Blue Mountainnet, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Vernonia?
97064. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Vernonia in?
Vernonia School District 47J.
How do I register to vote in Vernonia?
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 Columbia 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.