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The Bickleton handbook

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

Bickleton has no town government of its own, so Klickitat County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Bickleton School District. Tap water in Bickleton comes from the Bickleton Community water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.

Bickleton has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Klickitat County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Bickleton’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Bickleton, 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 Bickleton.

Electricity

Power comes from PUD No 1 of Klickitat County

PUD No 1 of Klickitat County (PUD No 1 of Klickitat County), a political subdivision utility, serves all of Bickleton. Its homes paid an average of 12.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $140 a month (its average across Washington).

Start or move service: klickitatpud.com · (800) 548-8357

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 Bickleton Community water system

The Bickleton Community water system supplies almost all of Bickleton. It draws ground water and serves 277 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 percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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 1.1 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WA53AC759.

Internet

Which providers serve Bickleton

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Bickleton, 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.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Bickleton’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bickleton.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileBickleton has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Bickleton kids go to
K–12Bickleton Elementary & High SchlBickleton School District

Bickleton is in Bickleton 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

No town hall: the county runs things

Bickleton is unincorporated, so Klickitat County is the local government.

Local governmentKlickitat CountyBickleton is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereKlickitat County AuditorElections here are run by Klickitat County (county election office). 205 S. Columbus Ave., Room 203, Goldendale, WA 98620-9280 · (509) 773-4001 · [email protected]FVAP, Apr 2026
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoter.votewa.govThe state’s voter lookup

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

ZIP codes & area codes

Bickleton is in ZIP code 99322

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of BickletonZIP’s residents in Bickleton
99322Bickleton, WA100%39%
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 Bickleton

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

The Bickleton Community water system (EPA ID WA53AC759). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Bickleton?

PUD No 1 of Klickitat County (PUD No 1 of Klickitat County), a political subdivision utility. Its homes paid about 12.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Bickleton?

99322. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Bickleton in?

Bickleton School District.

How do I register to vote in Bickleton?

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 Klickitat 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.