Photo: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA · CC BY 2.0Living in Curlew, WA: what to set up and who to call
Curlew has no town government of its own, so Ferry County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Curlew School District. Tap water in most of Curlew comes from Curlew Water & Sewer District, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.9 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Curlew, 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 Curlew.
Power comes from PUD No 1 of Ferry County
PUD No 1 of Ferry County (PUD No 1 of Ferry County), a political subdivision utility, serves all of Curlew.
Start or move service: fcpud.com · (509) 775-3325
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Curlew Water & Sewer District
Curlew Water & Sewer District supplies Curlew: about 75% of residents live in its service area. About 25% 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 316 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.1 ppb. That’s higher than 51% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WA5316900.
5 home internet providers serve Curlew
93% of 67 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 89% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ziply Fiber | Fiber, DSL | 87% | 6,000/6,000 |
| Television Association of Republic | Fixed wireless | 93% | 25/3 |
| Inland Cellular | Fixed wireless | 81% | 50/5 |
| Swift-Stream Internet | Fixed wireless | 81% | 25/4 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Curlew’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Curlew.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Curlew is in Curlew 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
Curlew is unincorporated, so Ferry County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Curlew is in ZIP code 99118
ZIP codes where Curlew residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Curlew | ZIP’s residents in Curlew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99118 | Curlew, WA | 100% | 13% |
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 Curlew
Who supplies Curlew’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Curlew Water & Sewer District (EPA ID WA5316900). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.9 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Curlew?
PUD No 1 of Ferry County (PUD No 1 of Ferry County), a political subdivision utility.
What internet providers serve Curlew?
Ziply Fiber, Television Association of Republic, Inland Cellular, Swift-Stream Internet, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Curlew?
99118. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Curlew in?
Curlew School District.
How do I register to vote in Curlew?
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 Ferry 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.