Living in Bay Center, WA: what to set up and who to call
Bay Center has no town government of its own, so Pacific County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend South Bend School District. Tap water in Bay Center comes from the Bay Center water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bay Center, 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 Bay Center.
Power comes from PUD No 2 of Pacific County
PUD No 2 of Pacific County (PUD No 2 of Pacific County), a political subdivision utility, serves all of Bay Center. Its homes paid an average of 9.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $91 a month (its average across Washington).
Start or move service: www.pacificpud.org · (360) 484-7454
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Bay Center water system
The Bay Center water system supplies almost all of Bay Center. It draws ground water and serves 579 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WA5304815.
Which providers serve Bay Center
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Bay Center, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Bay Center’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bay Center.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bay Center is in South Bend 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Bay Center is unincorporated, so Pacific County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Bay Center is in ZIP code 98527
ZIP codes where Bay Center residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bay Center | ZIP’s residents in Bay Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98527 | Bay Center, WA | 100% | 76% |
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 Bay Center
Who supplies Bay Center’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Bay Center water system (EPA ID WA5304815). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bay Center?
PUD No 2 of Pacific County (PUD No 2 of Pacific County), a political subdivision utility. Its homes paid about 9.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Bay Center?
98527. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bay Center in?
South Bend School District.
How do I register to vote in Bay Center?
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 Pacific 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): pending.