Moving to Salem? Here are some resources to help you get settled!
The Basics:
Salem is the capital of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. The river forms the boundary between Marion and Polk counties, and the city neighborhood of West Salem is in Polk County. Salem had a population of 154,637 at the 2010 census, making it the third largest city in the state after Portland and Eugene.
Education:
Salem’s public elementary and secondary schools are part of the Salem-Keizer School District which has approximately 39,000 students and is the second largest public school district in the state. The city also has many private elementary and secondary schools such as Blanchet Catholic School and Salem Academy Christian. Salem is also home to several public boarding schools, the Chemawa Indian School a Native American high school and the Oregon School for the Deaf.
Post secondary schools include Chemeketa Community College, Corban University, Tokyo International University of America and Willamette University, the oldest university in the American west. Portland State University, Eastern Oregon University, Western Oregon University and Oregon State University provide classes and a handful of undergraduate degrees at Chemeketa Community College.
Public Transportation:
Salem-Keizer Transit (“Cherriots”), an independent government agency, provides fixed-route bus service, rideshare matching, and paratransit/lift services for the disabled, within the urban growth boundary.
Utilities:
Electrical (2)
| PGE | Website | 800.542.8818 | Mail payments to: PGE PO Box 4438 Portland OR 97208 | |
| Salem Electric | Website | 503.362.3601 | PO Box 5588 633 7th Street NW Salem OR 97304-0055 |
Garbage
| Allied Waste of Salem | Website | 503.363.8890 | 1890 16th Avenue SE Salem OR 97302 | |
| Suburban Garbage Services | Website | 503.362.4949 | 6075 State Street Salem OR 97301 | |
| Garbage Information Service – Mid-Valley Garbage & Recycling Association | Website | 503.390.4000 | ||
| Valley Recycling & Disposal | Website | 503.585.4300 | 2515 Salem/Dallas Highway Salem OR 97304 | |
| Buck’s Sanitary Service | Website | 503.371.8821 | ||
| Loren’s Sanitation Services | 503.393.2262 | 1141 Chemawa Road N Keizer OR 97303 | ||
| D & O Garbage | 503.363.7923 | 1140 Boone Road SE Salem OR 97302 | ||
| Pacific Sanitation Inc. | 503.393.1031 | PO Box 17669 Salem OR 97305 |
Gas (1)
| North West Natural Gas | Website | 800.422.4012 | NW Natural P.O. Box 6017 Portland, Oregon 97228-6017 |
Internet (3)
| CenturyLink – DSL | Website | 503.315.9883 | 740 State St. Salem, OR 97301 | |
| Comcast – Cable | Website | 503.540.3246 | 831 Lancaster Drive NE Salem OR 97301 | |
| Exede – Satellite | Website | 855.627.2553 |
Phone (6)
| Verizon Wireless | Website | 503.316.1919 | ||
| Sprint PCS | Website | 503.588.5693 | ||
| Comcast | Website | 503.540.3246 | 831 Lancaster Drive NE Salem OR 97301 | |
| T-Mobile | Website | 503.364.0170 | ||
| Complete Wireless Solutions | Website | |||
| CenturyLink | Website | 503.315.9883 | 740 State St. Salem, OR 97301 |
Television (4)
| Comcast – Cable | Website | 503.540.3246 | 831 Lancaster Drive NE Salem OR 97301 | |
| Dish Network – Satellite | Website | 503.315.0759 | 402 Center Street NE Salem OR 97301 | |
| Northstar Satellite LLC – Satellite | 503.585.0332 | 4869 Northstar Court NE Salem OR 97305 | ||
| DirectTV – Satellite | Website | 1-877-644-1928 | 311 Kearney St SE Salem Oregon 97302 |