Orient Bridge · Photo: Harvey S. "Pete" Rice · Public domainLiving in Orient, WA: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2026 is still open for Orient Water Company, and its latest lead result (5.0 ppb) was higher than 90% of similar systems’, though under the 15 ppb action level. Orient has no town government of its own, so Ferry County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Orient School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Orient, 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 Orient.
Power comes from Avista
Avista (Avista Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Orient. Its homes paid an average of 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $130 a month (its average across Washington).
Start or move service: avistacorp.com · (509) 489-0500
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Orient Water Company
Orient Water Company supplies Orient: about 61% of residents live in its service area. About 39% 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 167 people in all.
25 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×9, disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×8, a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×7, a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), the latest beginning Jun 2026. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none. 10 older violations are still open, since 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 5.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 90% 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. WA5364300.
Which providers serve Orient
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Orient, 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 Orient’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Orient.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Orient is in Orient School District.
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
Orient is unincorporated, so Ferry County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Orient is in ZIP code 99160
ZIP codes where Orient residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Orient | ZIP’s residents in Orient |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99160 | Orient, WA | 100% | 87% |
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 Orient
Who supplies Orient’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Orient Water Company (EPA ID WA5364300). It reported 25 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×9, disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×8, a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×7, a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Orient?
Avista (Avista Corp.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Orient?
99160. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Orient in?
Orient School District.
How do I register to vote in Orient?
In Washington you can register online until 8 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 8 days before). Elections here are run by the Ferry County Auditor. Check your registration at voter.votewa.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 Sep 30, 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.