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Tourist attraction: Molson Historical Society (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 539 Molson Road).
Hotels: Camaray Motel (1320 Main Street), Cottage Inn Motel (Highway 97 & 18), Eden Valley Guest Ranch (31 Eden Valley Lane).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Oroville and their reported violations in the past:
OSOYOOS LAKE STATE PARK (Population served: 2907, Purch_groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (AUG-31-1997), St Public Notif requested (AUG-31-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-31-1997)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-31-1996), St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-1996)
Past monitoring violations:
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
COLEMAN BUTTE WATER ASSN (Population served: 250, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUN-30-1997), St Public Notif requested (JUN-30-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-30-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and DEC-31-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1999)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1999 and JAN-01-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-01-2000)
- One routine major monitoring violation
OROVILLE GOLF CLUB (Population served: 201, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-31-1998)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
SUN COVE WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 41, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2004, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-30-1999)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-1998)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-1997)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
MOLSON WATER USERS (Population served: 22, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In DEC-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-31-2000)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-31-2000)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Oroville that have no violations reported:
- OROVILLE CONG.OF JEHOVAHS WITNESSES (Population served: 51, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  28.9% | | Whole state: |  10.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 9.6% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Oroville, WA
14 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Oroville compared to Washington state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Oroville (2009 data):
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Oroville Branch at 705 Central Avenue, branch established on 1975-12-01. Info updated 2009-03-16: Bank assets: $538,958.0 mil, Deposits: $346,850.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3392 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- Sterling Savings Bank: Oroville Branch at 822 Central, branch established on 1998-06-15. Info updated 2008-12-29: Bank assets: $12,264.4 mil, Deposits: $8,016.1 mil, headquarters in Spokane, WA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 177 total offices, Holding Company: Sterling Financial Corporation
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (84%)
- Wood (11%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Religion statistics for Oroville
| Name | Catholic Church | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God |
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| Adherents | 36.9% | 8.8% | 8.5% | 6.0% | 5.0% |
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| Congregations | 10.3% | 5.1% | 7.7% | 9.0% | 9.0% |
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| Name | Free Methodist Church of North America | Lutheran Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.3% | 3.2% | 18.1% |
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| Congregations | 3.8% | 6.4% | 3.8% | 6.4% | 38.5% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $7,488 | $29,952 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
4 | $16,476 | $49,428 | 6 | $1,125 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
5 | $16,952 | $40,685 | 1 | $1,210 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $2,658 | $31,896 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 25 | $825 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $6,334 | $38,004 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
0 | $0 | | 15 | $1,426 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $3,140 | $37,680 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $3,454 | $41,448 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,350 | $40,200 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
18 | $59,852 | $39,901 | 47 | $4,586 |
Oroville government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $187,000
Solid Waste Management: $178,000
All Other: $39,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $195,000
General: $2,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $347,000
Solid Waste Management: $161,000
Water Utilities: $154,000
Regular Highways: $134,000
Sewerage: $125,000
Central Staff Services: $79,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $62,000
Financial Administration: $45,000
General - Other: $41,000
Health Services - Other: $31,000
Fire Protection: $25,000
Parks & Recreation: $20,000
Air Transportation: $10,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $10,000
Libraries: $5,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $7,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $105,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $259,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $221,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $271,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $231,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $25,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $180,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $287,000
Water Utilities: $28,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $78,000
General Revenue, NEC: $20,000
Rents: $13,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $819,000
Parks & Recreation: $41,000
Water Utilities: $20,000
Fire Protection: $16,000
Sewerage: $13,000
Police Protection: $11,000
General - Other: $7,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,000
Central Staff: $1,000
Libraries: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,114,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $255,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $667,000
General Support: $21,000
All Other: $20,000
- Tax - Property: $225,000
Total General Sales: $208,000
Public Utilities: $165,000
Other Selective Sales: $51,000
NEC: $29,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $551,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $16,000
6.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,789 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.69% | | Washington average: | 7.86% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,364 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.75% | | Washington average: | 7.07% |
0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($247 average AGI)| Okanogan County: | 0.08% | | Washington average: | 0.16% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Oroville:
- KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
- KOMW (680 AM; daytime; 5 kW; OMAK, WA; Owner: NORTH CASCADES BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
- KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KARI (550 AM; 25 kW; BLAINE, WA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KRKO (1380 AM; 50 kW; EVERETT, WA; Owner: S-R BROADCASTING, CO.)
- KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
- KRPI (1550 AM; 50 kW; FERNDALE, WA; Owner: BBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Oroville:
- KQWS (90.1 FM; OMAK, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
- K219DQ (90.5 FM; OMAK, WA; Owner: WALLA WALLA COLLEGE)
- K257DN (99.3 FM; BREWSTER, WA; Owner: BREWSTER GRANGE #1018)
- K236AE (95.1 FM; TWISP, WA; Owner: NORTH CASCADES BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KVLR (106.3 FM; TWISP, WA; Owner: VALLEY AIR LLC.)
- KNCW (92.7 FM; OMAK, WA; Owner: NORTH CASCADES BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Oroville:
- K07SB (Channel 7; OROVILLE, WA; Owner: OROVILLE TELEVISION ASSOC.,INC.)
- K04KZ (Channel 4; OROVILLE, WA; Owner: OROVILLE TELEVISION ASSN., INC.)
- K06JR (Channel 6; OROVILLE, WA; Owner: OROVILLE TELEVISION ASSN., INC.)
- K02MO (Channel 2; OROVILLE, WA; Owner: OROVILLE TELEVISION ASSN., INC.)
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2- 10 Miles South Of, Call Sign: KNKN238
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 10/11/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: Erik Young
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- Summit Street, Type: Pole, Structure height: 10.7 m, Overall height: 11.6 m, Call Sign: KNKN248
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz
Grant Date: 11/28/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: Michael P Goggin
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 1120 Twentieth Street, Nw, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 457-2055, Fax: (202) 457-3073, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 7- 1310 Ironwood, Call Sign: KIA760, Licensee ID: L00095068
Assigned Frequencies : 154.355 MHz
Grant Date: 04/20/2005, Expiration Date: 07/02/2015
Registrant: Okanogan County F P D 1, 1308 Ironwood St., Oroville, WA 98844, Phone: (509) 476-3679, Fax: (509) 476-9067, Email:
- Lat: 48.932222 Lon: -119.436472, Call Sign: WPWT404, Licensee ID: L00589249
Assigned Frequencies : 72.2200 MHz
Grant Date: 01/16/2003, Expiration Date: 01/16/2013, Certifier: Kay Sibley
Registrant: Oroville Elementary School - 238 Molson Road, Type: Bant, Structure height: 4 m, Overall height: 6 m, Call Sign: WPZI633
Assigned Frequencies : 158.902 MHz
Grant Date: 01/16/2004, Expiration Date: 01/16/2014, Certifier: Philip Dart
Registrant: Radio Licensing Services, 4700 Se International Way # 103, Milwaukie, OR 97269, Phone: (503) 794-3761, Fax: (503) 794-3759, Email:
- Lat: 48.934611 Lon: -119.433389, Call Sign: WPZZ865, Licensee ID: L00100460
Assigned Frequencies : 456.100 MHz, 451.100 MHz
Grant Date: 04/19/2004, Expiration Date: 10/19/2004, Cancelation Date: 12/25/2004, Certifier: Beverly A Buckmiller
Registrant: Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District, Oroville, WA 98844, Phone: (509) 476-3696, Fax: (509) 476-3585, Email:
- Lat: 48.934611 Lon: -119.433389, Call Sign: WQBY977
Assigned Frequencies : 451.100 MHz, 456.100 MHz
Grant Date: 01/10/2005, Expiration Date: 01/10/2015, Certifier: Thomas Scott
Registrant: Federal Licensicng Inc, 1588 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440 - Aeneas Mountain, Type: Tower, Structure height: 18 m, Overall height: 21 m, Call Sign: WQCQ402
Assigned Frequencies : 461.075 MHz
Grant Date: 04/29/2005, Expiration Date: 04/29/2015, Certifier: Robert Tollefson
Registrant: Radio Licensing Services, 4700 Se International Way, Milwaukie, OR 97222, Phone: (503) 794-3761, Fax: (503) 794-3759 - Sr 97 Milepost 336.4, Type: Tower, Structure height: 7.6 m, Call Sign: WQJS602
Assigned Frequencies : 4950.00 MHz, 4950.00 MHz
Grant Date: 12/15/2008, Expiration Date: 12/15/2018, Certifier: Tim Mcdowell
Registrant: Cascade Federal Licensing Service, 18610 Ivan St Sw, Rochester, WA 98579, Phone: (360) 241-2006, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1- OROVILLE, 0.75 Mi Ene Of, Overall height: 8.2 m, Call Sign: KPT57
Assigned Frequencies : 10915.0 MHz, 11035.0 MHz
Grant Date: 09/06/2000, Expiration Date: 08/01/2010
Registrant: Qwest Corporation, 700 W. Mineral Ave., Rm. Ia-C7.18, Littleton, CO 80120, Phone: (303) 707-8714, Fax: (303) 707-9711, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 31 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Oroville)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 17 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Oroville)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 35
- Hazardous Condition: 3
- Good Intent Call: 3
Incident types - Oroville
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Oroville, WA
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