Photo: Tedder · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Crescent Bar, WA: what to set up and who to call
Crescent Bar has no town government of its own, so Grant County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Quincy School District. Tap water in most of Crescent Bar comes from Crescent Bar System, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.5 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Crescent Bar, 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 Crescent Bar.
Power comes from PUD No 2 of Grant County
PUD No 2 of Grant County (PUD No 2 of Grant County - (WA)), a political subdivision utility, serves all of Crescent Bar. Its homes paid an average of 6.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $101 a month (its average across Washington).
Start or move service: grantpud.org · (509) 754-0500
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Crescent Bar System
Crescent Bar System supplies Crescent Bar: about 54% of residents live in its service area. About 41% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 1,108 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 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.1 ppb. That’s lower than 60% 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. WA5315950.
3 home internet providers serve Crescent Bar
58% of 570 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 58% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ziply Fiber | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Grant PUD | Fiber | 54% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 79% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Crescent Bar’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Crescent Bar.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Crescent Bar is in Quincy School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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
Crescent Bar is unincorporated, so Grant County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Apr 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Crescent Bar is in ZIP code 98848
ZIP codes where Crescent Bar residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Crescent Bar | ZIP’s residents in Crescent Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98848 | Quincy, WA | 100% | 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 Crescent Bar
Who supplies Crescent Bar’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Crescent Bar System (EPA ID WA5315950). 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 0.5 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Crescent Bar?
PUD No 2 of Grant County (PUD No 2 of Grant County - (WA)), a political subdivision utility. Its homes paid about 6.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Crescent Bar?
Ziply Fiber, Grant PUD, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Crescent Bar?
98848. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Crescent Bar in?
Quincy School District.
How do I register to vote in Crescent Bar?
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 Grant 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.