Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Bainbridge Island, WA: what to set up and who to call
All of Bainbridge Island gets its mail under one ZIP code, 98110. For emergencies, Bainbridge Island is closest to Virginia Mason Medical Center, 8.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bainbridge Island, 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 Bainbridge Island.
Power comes from Puget Sound Energy
Puget Sound Energy (Puget Sound Energy Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bainbridge Island. 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 Bainbridge Island water system
The City of Bainbridge Island water system supplies Bainbridge Island: about 42% of residents live in its service area. North Bainbridge Water Co serves another 23%. South Bainbridge serves another 15%. About 12% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 13,491 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.3 ppb. That’s higher than 79% 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. WA5397650.
6 home internet providers serve Bainbridge Island
97% of 9,665 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 6% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 96% | 2,000/250 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 45% | 40/3 |
| Kitsap PUD | Fiber | 4% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 34% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 28% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 20% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Bainbridge Disposal picks up trash in Bainbridge Island
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bainbridge Island, from the town’s own site and the hauler or county pages it links to.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check bainbridgewa.gov →
From bainbridgewa.gov, the town’s official site; bainbridgedisposal.com, which bainbridgewa.gov links to for trash, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.
Bainbridge Island is in Bainbridge Island School District.
A+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 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Bainbridge Island is in ZIP code 98110
ZIP codes where Bainbridge Island residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bainbridge Island | ZIP’s residents in Bainbridge Island |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98110 | Bainbridge Island, WA | 100% | 100% |
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 Bainbridge Island
Who supplies Bainbridge Island’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Bainbridge Island water system (EPA ID WA5397650). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bainbridge Island?
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 Bainbridge Island?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Kitsap PUD, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bainbridge Island?
98110. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bainbridge Island in?
Bainbridge Island School District.
How do I register to vote in Bainbridge Island?
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 Kitsap 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: Bainbridge Island’s own website (bainbridgewa.gov) and the hauler or county pages it links to (bainbridgedisposal.com), 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.