Living in Cle Elum, WA: what to set up and who to call
Trash goes out on Mondays in Cle Elum, collected by Waste Management. Tap water in Cle Elum comes from Cle Elum Water Department, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cle Elum, 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 Cle Elum.
Power comes from Puget Sound Energy
Puget Sound Energy (Puget Sound Energy Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cle Elum. 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 Cle Elum Water Department
Cle Elum Water Department supplies almost all of Cle Elum. It draws surface water (EPA lists South Cle Elum Water Dept as seller) and serves 2,213 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 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.1 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. WA5313500.
7 home internet providers serve Cle Elum
97% of 1,163 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inland Telephone Company | Fiber | 97% | 500/500 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 73% | 40/3 |
| Ziply Fiber | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 9% | 6,000/6,000 |
| Gigabeam Internet | Fixed wireless | 100% | 300/300 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 50% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 18% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Cle Elum is Monday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Cle Elum, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week · which week: cleelum.gov
Accepted at the curb
- Plastic Bottles, Jugs, Jars & Dairy Tubs
- Food & Beverage Cans
- Paper, Flattened Cardboard & Paperboard
From cleelum.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2025, 2026, 2026-03-06, 2026-09-16. 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.
Cle Elum is in Cle Elum-Roslyn School District.
B−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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Cle Elum is in ZIP code 98922
ZIP codes where Cle Elum residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cle Elum | ZIP’s residents in Cle Elum |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98922 | Cle Elum, WA | 100% | 32% |
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 Cle Elum
Who supplies Cle Elum’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Cle Elum Water Department (EPA ID WA5313500). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cle Elum?
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 Cle Elum?
Inland Telephone Company, CenturyLink, Ziply Fiber, Gigabeam Internet, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cle Elum?
98922. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cle Elum in?
Cle Elum-Roslyn School District.
How do I register to vote in Cle Elum?
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 Kittitas 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: Cle Elum’s own website (cleelum.gov), read Oct 22, 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.