Photo: Joe Mabel (on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US) · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Cheney, WA: what to set up and who to call
Cheney runs its own electric utility, City of Cheney. Cheney School District runs the public schools in Cheney.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cheney, 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 Cheney.
Power comes from City of Cheney
City of Cheney (City of Cheney - (WA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Cheney.
Start or move service: cityofcheney.org · (509) 498-9235
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Cheney water system
The City of Cheney water system supplies Cheney: about 87% of residents live in its service area. Eastern Washington University serves another 15%. It draws ground water (EPA lists Eastern Washington University as seller) and serves 16,954 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 latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 7.8 ppb. That’s higher than 54% 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. WA5312400.
8 home internet providers serve Cheney
93% of 2,589 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 65% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ziply Fiber | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 6,000/6,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 78% | 40/3 |
| DCI | Cable | 65% | 1,000/100 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 4% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 44% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 32% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Cheney is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Cheney, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue, Wed or Thu)Look up your day on cityofcheney.org
- Bulky itemsCall to book
City of Cheney Recycling Facility
100 Anderson Road, Cheney, WA 99004
- Tue10 am–2 pm
- Wed10 am–2 pm
- Thu10 am–2 pm
- Fri10 am–2 pm
- Sat8 am–11 am
From cityofcheney.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2016, 2026-09-27. 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.
Cheney is in Cheney School District.
BSchool 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 Aug 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Cheney is in ZIP code 99004
ZIP codes where Cheney residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cheney | ZIP’s residents in Cheney |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99004 | Cheney, WA | 100% | 57% |
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 Cheney
Who supplies Cheney’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Cheney water system (EPA ID WA5312400). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cheney?
City of Cheney (City of Cheney - (WA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Cheney?
Ziply Fiber, CenturyLink, DCI, Quantum Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cheney?
99004. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cheney in?
Cheney School District.
How do I register to vote in Cheney?
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 Spokane 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: Cheney’s own website (cityofcheney.org), 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.