Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0Living in Ellensburg, WA: what to set up and who to call
Ellensburg runs its own electric utility, City of Ellensburg; its homes paid 11.1¢ per kWh in 2025. Ellensburg has its own drop-off, Kittitas County Solid Waste Transfer Facility.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ellensburg, 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 Ellensburg.
Power comes from City of Ellensburg
City of Ellensburg (City of Ellensburg - (WA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Ellensburg. Its homes paid an average of 11.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $97 a month (its average across Washington).
Start or move service: ci-ellensburg-wa-us · (509) 962-7124
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Ellensburg Water Dept
Ellensburg Water Dept supplies Ellensburg: about 78% of residents live in its service area. About 21% 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 20,900 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 58% 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. WA5322950.
6 home internet providers serve Ellensburg
97% of 5,733 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 10% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Lightcurve | DSL, Fiber | 52% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Gigabeam Internet | Fixed wireless | 100% | 300/300 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 46% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 36% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 27% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Ellensburg
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Ellensburg, from the town’s own site.
Kittitas County Solid Waste Transfer Facility
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From ci.ellensburg.wa.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Ellensburg is in Ellensburg School District.
BSchool 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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ellensburg is in ZIP code 98926
ZIP codes where Ellensburg residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ellensburg | ZIP’s residents in Ellensburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98926 | Ellensburg, WA | 100% | 58% |
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 Ellensburg
Who supplies Ellensburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ellensburg Water Dept (EPA ID WA5322950). 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 1.5 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ellensburg?
City of Ellensburg (City of Ellensburg - (WA)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 11.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Ellensburg?
Spectrum, Lightcurve, Gigabeam Internet, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ellensburg?
98926. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ellensburg in?
Ellensburg School District.
How do I register to vote in Ellensburg?
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 Kittitas 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: Ellensburg’s own website (ci.ellensburg.wa.us), 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.