Living in Burien, WA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Burien comes from City of Milton, a municipal utility rather than a private company. The closest public drop-off to Burien is South Seattle Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Burien, 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 Burien.
Power comes from City of Milton
City of Milton (City of Milton - (WA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Burien.
Start or move service: cityofmilton.net · (253) 922-8733
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from King County Water District #20
King County Water District #20 supplies Burien: about 46% of residents live in its service area. King County Water District #49 serves another 28%. Seattle Public Utilities serves another 19%. Highline Water District serves another 7%. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists King County Water District #49 and Highline Water District and King County Water District #125 and Seattle Public Utilities as sellers) and serves 48,469 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 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. WA5338950.
6 home internet providers serve Burien
100% of 13,855 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 63% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 76% | 2,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 22% | 940/940 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 68% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 59% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 51% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Recology picks up trash in Burien
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Burien, 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 burienwa.gov →
From burienwa.gov, the town’s official site; recology.com, which burienwa.gov links to for trash, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated August 7, 2025. 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.
Burien is in Highline School District.
C−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.
Burien spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Burien residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Burien | ZIP’s residents in Burien |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98166 | Seattle, WA | 31% | 73% |
| 98168 | Seattle, WA | 29% | 41% |
| 98146 | Seattle, WA | 25% | 44% |
| 98148 | Seattle, WA | 16% | 74% |
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 Burien
Who supplies Burien’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
King County Water District #20 (EPA ID WA5338950). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in Burien?
City of Milton (City of Milton - (WA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Burien?
Xfinity, Quantum Fiber, CenturyLink, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Burien?
98166 (31%), 98168 (29%), 98146 (25%), 98148 (16%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Burien in?
Highline School District.
How do I register to vote in Burien?
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: Burien’s own website (burienwa.gov) and the hauler or county pages it links to (recology.com), read Oct 23, 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.