Photo: Ben P L · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Salem, UT: what to set up and who to call
Salem runs its own electric utility, Salem City Corporation. Salem City Library, 0.3 miles away, is the closest library to Salem.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Salem, 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 Salem.
Power comes from Salem City Corporation
Salem City Corporation (Salem City Corporation - (UT)), a municipal utility, serves 98.5% of Salem residents.
Start or move service: salemcity.org · (801) 423-2270
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Salem City water system
The Salem City water system supplies almost all of Salem. It draws ground water (EPA lists Elk Ridge Town as seller) and serves 9,298 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2025–Dec 2027, was 3.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 84% 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. UTAH25001.
11 home internet providers serve Salem
100% of 3,311 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 2,000/250 |
| Salem City Fiber | Fiber | 94% | 10,000/10,000 |
| CentraCom | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 86% | 75/15 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 50% | 10/1 |
| Fusion Networks | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 12% | 150/150 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 6% | 2,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Salem’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Salem.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Salem is in Nebo School District.
B+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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Mar 13, 2026.
Salem is in ZIP code 84653
ZIP codes where Salem residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Salem | ZIP’s residents in Salem |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84653 | Salem, UT | 100% | 84% |
A few homes fall in 84651, 84660.
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 Salem
Who supplies Salem’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Salem City water system (EPA ID UTAH25001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.3 ppb (Jan 2025–Dec 2027), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Salem?
Salem City Corporation (Salem City Corporation - (UT)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Salem?
Xfinity, Salem City Fiber, CentraCom, CenturyLink, Fusion Networks, Quantum Fiber (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Salem?
84653. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Salem in?
Nebo School District.
How do I register to vote in Salem?
In Utah you can register online until 11 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 11 days before). Elections here are run by the Utah County Clerk. Check your registration at votesearch.utah.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 Mar 13, 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.