Photo: Mat783 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Warm Springs, OR: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2025 is still open for Warm Springs Water Treatment Plant, and its latest lead result (14.0 ppb) was higher than 99% of similar systems’, though under the 15 ppb action level. Warm Springs has no town government of its own, so Jefferson County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Jefferson County School District 509J.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Warm Springs, 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 Warm Springs.
Power comes from Pacific Power
Pacific Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Warm Springs. 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 Warm Springs Water Treatment Plant
Warm Springs Water Treatment Plant supplies Warm Springs: about 25% of residents live in its service area. About 75% 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 3,800 people in all.
9 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×8, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), the latest beginning Jul 2025. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none. 9 older violations are still open, since 2025: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2019–Dec 2021, was 14.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 99% 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. 104101247.
Which providers serve Warm Springs
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Warm Springs, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Warm Springs’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Warm Springs.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Warm Springs is in Jefferson County School District 509J.
C+School gradeSee 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
Warm Springs is unincorporated, so Jefferson County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
Warm Springs is in ZIP code 97761
ZIP codes where Warm Springs residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Warm Springs | ZIP’s residents in Warm Springs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97761 | Warm Springs, OR | 100% | 73% |
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 Warm Springs
Who supplies Warm Springs’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Warm Springs Water Treatment Plant (EPA ID 104101247). It reported 9 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×8, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 14.0 ppb (Jan 2019–Dec 2021), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Warm Springs?
Pacific Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Warm Springs?
97761. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Warm Springs in?
Jefferson County School District 509J.
How do I register to vote in Warm Springs?
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 Jefferson 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): pending.