Photo: Will Maupin · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Airway Heights, WA: what to set up and who to call
The City of Airway Heights water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 11.1 ppb, was higher than 99% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Airway Heights has an emergency room in town, at Deaconess Medical Center.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Airway Heights, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Airway Heights.
Power comes from Avista
Avista (Avista Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Airway Heights. Its homes paid an average of 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $130 a month (its average across Washington).
Start or move service: avistacorp.com · (509) 489-0500
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Airway Heights water system
The City of Airway Heights water system supplies Airway Heights: about 82% of residents live in its service area. City of Spokane serves another 18%. It draws ground water (EPA lists City of Spokane as seller) and serves 9,489 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 11.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 99% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WA5300650.
8 home internet providers serve Airway Heights
99% of 2,435 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 10% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 22% | 10/1 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 15% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Wind Wireless | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| Ziply Fiber | Fixed wireless | 87% | 25/5 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 79% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Airway Heights
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Airway Heights, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cawh.org →
From cawh.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-28. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Airway Heights (83%) is in Cheney School District; parts are in Great Northern School District (17%).
BSchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Airway Heights spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Airway Heights residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Airway Heights | ZIP’s residents in Airway Heights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99001 | Airway Heights, WA | 82% | 100% |
| 99224 | Spokane, WA | 18% | 8% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Airway Heights
Who supplies Airway Heights’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Airway Heights water system (EPA ID WA5300650). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 11.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Airway Heights?
Avista (Avista Corp.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Airway Heights?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, Wind Wireless, Ziply Fiber, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Airway Heights?
99001 (82%), 99224 (18%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Airway Heights in?
Cheney School District. Parts of the city are in Great Northern School District.
How do I register to vote in Airway Heights?
In Washington you can register online until 8 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 8 days before). Elections here are run by the Spokane County Auditor. Check your registration at voter.votewa.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: Airway Heights’ own website (cawh.org), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.