Portland Resources & Utilities

Change of Address

• The United States Postal Service will forward first class mail to your new address for 12 months - 60 days for second class mail - without charge.  Complete a Change of Address Order Form at the postal service Web site. You will then need to sign the form and either give it to your letter carrier or mail it to your local post office.

• The US Postal Service Web site has developed an online source of help for movers.  It covers everything from motor vehicles to voter registration.

• Visit your local post office and pick up PS Form 3576's (a.k.a. change of address notification postcards).

Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles
 Driver License and Voter Registration

• Drivers License Change of Address - If your address changes, you must notify DMV within 30 days of the change.  You may complete an address change form and mail it to DMV.  DMV will mail you an address change sticker to put onto your driver license, instruction permit or identification card.  There is no charge for an address sticker.

• Voter Registration Change of Address - When you are issued a driver license, instruction permit, identification card or when you change your address, and are 18 years or older, you can register or re-register to vote.

Portland Utility Companies

• Comcast Cable  TV cable carrier for most of the Portland area as well as internet service. 

• City of Portland Water Bureau  The Water Bureau is a rate-financed, City-owned utility. Water rates are established each year to assure adequate revenues for water system support.  Call  (503) 823-7770  to open and close accounts when you move.  If you are a new customer, ask for a welcome packet that has information about water, sewer and stormwater charges and services.

• GTE/Verizon  Telephone carrier that services parts of Oregon.  Mainly sections of Northwestern and Southwestern Oregon.

• Metro Recycling and Garbage  Locate your hauler and obtain information about recycling.

• National Association of Regulatory Commissions  Links to most states utility commissions - usually the state has links to the local utilities that they regulate.

• Northwest Natural  Natural gas supplier.  Address:  220 NW 2nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97209-3943.  Telephone:  (503) 226-4211 .  Contact NW Natural by e-mail

• Portland General Electric (PGE) Electrical utility that services most of the Portland area.  Visit PGE's contacts page for telephone numbers and the locations of offices..

• Tualatin Valley Water District   Serves Washington County.  The service area is 45+ square miles located west of Portland in east Washington County, encompassing such communities as Cedar Hills, Oak Hills, Terra Linda, Cedar Mill, Reedville, Rock Creek, Cooper Mountain, The Bluffs, Progress, Metzger, Bonny Slope, Aloha, Orenco. The service area also includes portions of the cities of Beaverton, Hillsboro, Tigard and Portland.

• Qwest  Telephone carrier that provides local service for 14 Western and Midwestern states.  Qwest is the local provider for most of Oregon including homes in the City of Portland  Qwest was formerly called US West and merged with Qwest Communications in July 2000.

Internet Service Providers (ISP)

• List of ISPs  Allows multiple ways of searching for an ISP.

• The Director  Lists 13,000 ISPs.  Key in your telephone area code and you'll  get a list of ISPs servicing the area code.

• Comcast  Comcast offers high speed internet service along with their cable TV service.

• Qwest  Qwest offers a number of options for internet connection including high speed DSL (Digital Subscriber Line).

Newspapers

• Portland Tribune Delivered twice weekly.  Full of Portland stories and people.

• New York Times  Delivered to your doorstep in Portland.

• The Oregonian  Largest daily in the state.

• Wall Street Journal  Delivered to your doorstep in Portland.

• Willamette Weekly Weekly paper free at stands located throughout city.

Salary.com
Free salary information, salary and benefits advice, career and job search help. Hundreds of salary surveys, compensation reports, and useful links.

School

American School Directory
Find vital school information on all 108,000 K-12 schools in America.
http://www.asd.com/

GradSchools.com
Source of graduate school programs information. Find thousands of graduate programs by curriculum or by school.

No Telephone Solicitors

Do Not Call Registry  If you add your name/telephone number on the list after September 1, 2003 you will have to wait until next year to have call blocked. Go the the National Do No Call Web site to learn more. Call  1-888-382-1222  to register.