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The Almira handbook

Living in Almira, WA: what to set up and who to call

Power in Almira comes from Inland Power & Light Company, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For an emergency, Coulee Medical Center is the closest ER, 16.3 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Almira, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Almira.

Electricity

Power comes from Inland Power & Light Company

Inland Power & Light Company (Inland Power & Light Company), a cooperative utility, serves all of Almira. Its homes paid an average of 9.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $137 a month (its average across Washington).

Start or move service: inlandpower.com · (800) 747-7151

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Almira Water System

Almira Water System supplies almost all of Almira. It draws ground water and serves 372 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile4.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 4.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 90% 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. WA5301700.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Almira

97% of 171 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Intermax NetworksFiber95%1,000/1,000
CenturyLinkDSL87%40/3
Ziply FiberFixed wireless15%50/10

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Almira’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Almira.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Almira kids go to
K–8Almira Elementary SchoolAlmira School District

Almira is in Almira School District.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Almira is in ZIP code 99103

ZIP codes where Almira residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of AlmiraZIP’s residents in Almira
99103Almira, WA100%64%
Area code509Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Almira

Who supplies Almira’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Almira Water System (EPA ID WA5301700). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.8 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Almira?

Inland Power & Light Company (Inland Power & Light Company), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 9.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Almira?

Intermax Networks, CenturyLink, Ziply Fiber (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Almira?

99103. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Almira in?

Almira School District.

How do I register to vote in Almira?

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 Lincoln 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: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • 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.