Saturno-Breen Truck Garden · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in College Place, WA: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to College Place is Basin Disposal of Washington, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Most homes in College Place have two wired internet choices, PocketiNet and Spectrum.
I’m new in town
What to set up in College Place, 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 College Place.
Power comes from Pacific Power
Pacific Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of College Place. Its homes paid an average of 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $167 a month (its average across Washington).
Start or move service: pacificorp.com · (888) 221-7070
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from College Place Water Dept
College Place Water Dept supplies College Place: about 75% of residents live in its service area. Consolidated Irrigation Dist 14 serves another 10%. Walla Walla University serves another 8%. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Consolidated Irrigation Dist 14 and Walla Walla University and Walla Walla Water Division as sellers) and serves 8,147 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 72% 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. WA5314050.
9 home internet providers serve College Place
99% of 3,297 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 49% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PocketiNet | Fixed wireless, Fiber, DSL | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| Columbia iConnect | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 59% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 53% | 60/5 |
| Ziply Fiber | Fiber | 33% | 6,000/6,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 82% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in College Place is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in College Place, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)Look up your day on cpwa.us
From cpwa.us, cms6.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026. 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.
Most of College Place (97%) is in College Place School District; parts are in Walla Walla Public Schools (3%).
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 Sep 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
College Place is in ZIP code 99324
ZIP codes where College Place residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of College Place | ZIP’s residents in College Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99324 | College Place, WA | 100% | 96% |
A few homes fall in 99362.
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 College Place
Who supplies College Place’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
College Place Water Dept (EPA ID WA5314050). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.1 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in College Place?
Pacific Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve College Place?
PocketiNet, Spectrum, Columbia iConnect, CenturyLink, Ziply Fiber, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in College Place?
99324. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is College Place in?
College Place School District. Parts of the city are in Walla Walla Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in College Place?
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 Walla Walla 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: College Place’s own website (cpwa.us, cms6.revize.com), 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.