Living in Clearview, WA: what to set up and who to call
Clearview has no town government of its own, so Snohomish County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Northshore School District. Most of Clearview has one wired internet choice: Xfinity.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Clearview, 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 Clearview.
Power comes from Puget Sound Energy
Puget Sound Energy (Puget Sound Energy Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Clearview. 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 Cross Valley Water District
Cross Valley Water District supplies Clearview: about 79% of residents live in its service area. Alderwood Water District serves another 22%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Alderwood Water District and City of Everett Public Works Dept. and Silver Lake Water & Sewer District as sellers) and serves 24,695 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 3.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.4 ppb. That’s higher than 82% 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. WA5316270.
5 home internet providers serve Clearview
95% of 1,309 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 24% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 92% | 2,000/250 |
| Ziply Fiber | Fiber | 21% | 6,000/6,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 53% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 39% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 38% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Clearview’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Clearview.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Clearview (47%) is in Northshore School District; parts are in Snohomish School District (47%) and Monroe School District (6%).
ASchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Clearview is unincorporated, so Snohomish County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Clearview spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Clearview residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Clearview | ZIP’s residents in Clearview |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98296 | Snohomish, WA | 67% | 9% |
| 98012 | Bothell, WA | 18% | 1% |
| 98072 | Woodinville, WA | 16% | 2% |
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 Clearview
Who supplies Clearview’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Cross Valley Water District (EPA ID WA5316270). 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 3.1 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Clearview?
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 Clearview?
Xfinity, Ziply Fiber, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Clearview?
98296 (67%), 98012 (18%), 98072 (16%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Clearview in?
Northshore School District. Parts of the city are in Snohomish School District and Monroe School District.
How do I register to vote in Clearview?
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 Snohomish 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.