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Low Water Pressure in The Dalles, OR

Outside tap mounted on a house wall, the fixture closest to the incoming supply

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The Dalles has 8,104 occupied homes across 1 ZIP code, and the typical one was built in 1967. That year is the most useful single fact for working out why the water pressure is weak, because it predicts what the supply pipe is made of.

The Dalles sits 16 years older than the OR median of 1983. Of the 100 OR towns we route calls in, its housing is older than 98% of them, and by number of homes it ranks 23rd.

What 1967 tells you about the pipe in The Dalles

Housing of this vintage generally means the changeover years. Copper is common by now but galvanized is still in the ground and in the walls, so what matters is not the build year but which sections were ever replaced. A pressure test at the outside tap tells you more than the age does. More on 1960s supply pipe.

64% of occupied homes in The Dalles are owner-occupied, 10 points below the OR figure of 74%. It matters here because the run between the meter and the house belongs to the property owner, not the utility.

Median household income across The Dalles ZIP codes is $62,257, 29% below the OR median of $87,308.

Before calling anyone in The Dalles, check whether every tap is weak or just one. Normal supply is 45–80 psi and under 40 psi is low — how to test it in a minute. Whole house is a supply problem worth a call; one tap is usually a five-minute job you can do yourself.

The Dalles against the nearest OR towns we cover

Town	Typical build year	Occupied homes
The Dalles	1967	8,104
Rhododendron	1967	944
Saint Helens	1982	6,547
Warren	1974	1,426
Deer Island	1995	623

Nearby towns we cover

Sandy typical build 1996 · 29 years newer
Scappoose typical build 1981 · 14 years newer
Troutdale typical build 1989 · 22 years newer
Tualatin typical build 1991 · 24 years newer
Tygh Valley typical build 1990 · 23 years newer
Vernonia typical build 1986 · 19 years newer

Worth reading for a 1967-era home

ZIP codes we route in The Dalles

97058

Low water pressure help near me in The Dalles

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