Photo: SounderBruce · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Auburn, WA: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Auburn is Algona Transfer Station, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Trains stop in Auburn.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Auburn, 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 Auburn.
Power comes from Puget Sound Energy
Puget Sound Energy (Puget Sound Energy Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Auburn. Its homes paid an average of 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $147 a month (its average across Washington).
Start or move service: pse.com · (888) 225-5773
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Auburn water system
The City of Auburn water system supplies Auburn: about 79% of residents live in its service area. Bonney Lake Water Department City serves another 10%. Lakehaven Water and Sewer District serves another 8%. It draws ground water (EPA lists Bonney Lake Water Department City and Kent Water Department and Lakehaven Water and Sewer District and City of Tacoma Water Division as sellers) and serves 107,655 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 70% 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. WA5303350.
6 home internet providers serve Auburn
100% of 21,821 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 13% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 55% | 140/20 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 14% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 70% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 55% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 39% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Auburn depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Auburn, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com →
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com →
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Paper
- Cardboard
- Glass
- Metal (size limit 2' x 2' x 2', 35 lbs.)
- Plastic bottles, jugs, and tubs
Cedar Grove Composting
17825 Cedar Grove Road SE, Maple Valley
Lloyd Enterprises - Milton Site
80 - 5th AVE, Milton
UpTekk
101 Lund Rd SW #A/#B, Auburn
Styro Recycle
23418 68th Ave S, (West Valley Hwy) Kent
From cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com, auburnwa.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated October 2021, Updated October 2021. 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 Auburn (89%) is in Auburn School District; parts are in Kent School District (5%) and Federal Way School District (4%).
B−School 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 Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Auburn spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Auburn residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Auburn | ZIP’s residents in Auburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98092 | Auburn, WA | 46% | 80% |
| 98002 | Auburn, WA | 44% | 100% |
| 98001 | Auburn, WA | 10% | 23% |
A few homes fall in 98391, 98030. 98071 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Auburn
Who supplies Auburn’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Auburn water system (EPA ID WA5303350). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.2 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Auburn?
Puget Sound Energy (Puget Sound Energy Inc), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Auburn?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Auburn?
98092 (46%), 98002 (44%), 98001 (10%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Auburn in?
Auburn School District. Parts of the city are in Kent School District and Federal Way School District.
How do I register to vote in Auburn?
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 King County Elections. 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: Auburn’s own website (cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com, auburnwa.gov), 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.