Photo: RanchoRosco at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Carnation, WA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Carnation comes from City of Milton, a municipal utility rather than a private company. Carnation has its own library, Carnation Library, at 4804 Tolt Avenue.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Carnation, 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 Carnation.
Power comes from City of Milton
City of Milton (City of Milton - (WA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Carnation.
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 City of Carnation Water System
City of Carnation Water System supplies almost all of Carnation. It draws ground water and serves 2,400 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 68% 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. WA5311200.
6 home internet providers serve Carnation
100% of 846 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 52% | 80/10 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable | 7% | 1,500/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 72% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 46% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 10% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Carnation’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Carnation.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Carnation is in Riverview School District.
ASchool 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.
Carnation is in ZIP code 98014
ZIP codes where Carnation residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Carnation | ZIP’s residents in Carnation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98014 | Carnation, WA | 100% | 28% |
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 Carnation
Who supplies Carnation’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
City of Carnation Water System (EPA ID WA5311200). 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 1.9 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Carnation?
City of Milton (City of Milton - (WA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Carnation?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Astound Broadband, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Carnation?
98014. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Carnation in?
Riverview School District.
How do I register to vote in Carnation?
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: 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.