Frederick W. Winters House · Photo: Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Bellevue, WA: what to set up and who to call
For trash and recycling, Bellevue has Factoria Recycling & Transfer Station at 13800 Southeast 32nd Street; OpenStreetMap lists it open Mon–Fri 6:30 am–4 pm, Sat–Sun 8:30 am–5:30 am. For emergencies, Bellevue is closest to Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics, 2.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bellevue, 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 Bellevue.
Power comes from Puget Sound Energy
Puget Sound Energy (Puget Sound Energy Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bellevue. 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 Bellevue water system
The City of Bellevue water system supplies Bellevue: about 91% of residents live in its service area. Coal Creek Utility District serves another 9%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Coal Creek Utility District and City of Kirkland and City of Redmond Water System and Seattle Public Utilities as sellers) and serves 321,349 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 people.
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. WA5305575.
7 home internet providers serve Bellevue
100% of 34,647 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 30% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 42% | 140/20 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 17% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Ziply Fiber | Fiber | 10% | 6,000/6,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 63% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 54% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Bellevue
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bellevue, from the town’s own site.
Factoria Recycling & Transfer Station
13800 Southeast 32nd Street, Bellevue, WA, 98005
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From bellevuewa.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-04-23, 2026-06-26. 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 Bellevue (85%) is in Bellevue School District; parts are in Issaquah School District (11%) and Lake Washington School District (2%).
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 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Bellevue spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bellevue residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bellevue | ZIP’s residents in Bellevue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98006 | Bellevue, WA | 27% | 100% |
| 98004 | Bellevue, WA | 22% | 87% |
| 98007 | Bellevue, WA | 19% | 100% |
| 98008 | Bellevue, WA | 17% | 100% |
| 98005 | Bellevue, WA | 14% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 98027. 98009, 98015 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs 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.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Bellevue
When is the Factoria Recycling & Transfer Station open?
Mon–Fri 6:30 am–4 pm; Sat–Sun 8:30 am–5:30 am, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check kingcounty.gov before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Bellevue’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Bellevue water system (EPA ID WA5305575). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in Bellevue?
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 Bellevue?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, Ziply Fiber, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bellevue?
98006 (27%), 98004 (22%), 98007 (19%), 98008 (17%), 98005 (14%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bellevue in?
Bellevue School District. Parts of the city are in Issaquah School District and Lake Washington School District.
How do I register to vote in Bellevue?
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: Bellevue’s own website (bellevuewa.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.