Photo: Chetsford · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Connell, WA: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Connell comes from the City of Connell water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb. Power in Connell comes from Big Bend Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Connell, 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 Connell.
Power comes from Big Bend Electric Coop
Big Bend Electric Coop (Big Bend Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Connell. Its homes paid an average of 9.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $154 a month (its average across Washington).
Start or move service: www.bbec.org · (509) 659-1700
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Connell water system
The City of Connell water system supplies Connell: about 54% of residents live in its service area. Radar Water Association serves another 45%. It draws ground water and serves 5,150 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 2020–Dec 2022, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 57% 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. WA5314600.
Which providers serve Connell
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Connell, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Connell’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Connell.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Connell is in North Franklin School District.
C+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.
Connell is in ZIP code 99326
ZIP codes where Connell residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Connell | ZIP’s residents in Connell |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99326 | Connell, WA | 100% | 87% |
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 Connell
Who supplies Connell’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Connell water system (EPA ID WA5314600). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2020–Dec 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Connell?
Big Bend Electric Coop (Big Bend Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 9.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Connell?
99326. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Connell in?
North Franklin School District.
How do I register to vote in Connell?
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 Franklin 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): pending.