Photo: Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Yoncalla, OR: what to set up and who to call
The City of Yoncalla water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Mar 2022. Power in Yoncalla comes from Douglas Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Yoncalla, 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 Yoncalla.
Power comes from Douglas Electric Coop
Douglas Electric Coop (Douglas Electric Coop - (OR)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Yoncalla.
Start or move service: douglaselectric.com · (541) 673-6616
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Yoncalla water system
The City of Yoncalla water system supplies almost all of Yoncalla. It draws surface water and serves 1,050 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Mar 2022. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 82% 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. OR4100958.
6 home internet providers serve Yoncalla
100% of 493 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DFN | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 72% | 40/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 87% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 86% | 25/3 |
| 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 Yoncalla’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Yoncalla.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Yoncalla is in Yoncalla School District 32.
D−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.
Yoncalla is in ZIP code 97499
ZIP codes where Yoncalla residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Yoncalla | ZIP’s residents in Yoncalla |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97499 | Yoncalla, OR | 100% | 52% |
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 Yoncalla
Who supplies Yoncalla’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Yoncalla water system (EPA ID OR4100958). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Yoncalla?
Douglas Electric Coop (Douglas Electric Coop - (OR)), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Yoncalla?
DFN, Spectrum, CenturyLink, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Yoncalla?
97499. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Yoncalla in?
Yoncalla School District 32.
How do I register to vote in Yoncalla?
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 Douglas 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.