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POL Government Bureaus & Offices Water Bureau About Area and Population Served
Population & Service Area
Demand & consumption
Retail and wholesale demand and consumption
Seasonal supply planning
Seasonal and regional water supply planning
Regional partners
Wholesale customers & Regional Water Providers Consortium

Population & Service Area


Portland's service area covers  parts of Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas Counties in Oregon.

The Portland water system serves drinking water to approximately 860,000 Oregonians, over one-fifth of the population of Oregon. The bureau’s retail and wholesale service area is approximately 253 square miles. Of that, Portland’s current retail service area is approximately 143.3 square miles.

 

In 2006-2007, the Portland Water Bureau directly served over 160,800 residential households (both single and multi-family residences) and almost 20,000 commercial and industrial customers.

 

Portland's wholesale customers served an estimated population of more than 314,700 in 2006-2007.