Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Enumclaw, WA: what to set up and who to call
For trash and recycling, Enumclaw has Enumclaw Recycling & Transfer Station; OpenStreetMap lists it open Mon–Sun 9 am–5 pm. The closest ER is St. Elizabeth Hospital, 0.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Enumclaw, 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 Enumclaw.
Power comes from Puget Sound Energy
Puget Sound Energy (Puget Sound Energy Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Enumclaw. Its homes paid an average of 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $147 a month (its average across Washington).
Start or move service: pse.com · (888) 225-5773
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Enumclaw Water Department
Enumclaw Water Department supplies almost all of Enumclaw. It draws ground water (EPA lists City of Tacoma Water Division as seller) and serves 23,276 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.1 ppb. 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. WA5323600.
6 home internet providers serve Enumclaw
100% of 4,795 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 6% | 100/10 |
| Skynet Broadband | Fixed wireless | 99% | 100/100 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 39% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 31% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 16% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Enumclaw is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Enumclaw, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)Look up your day on cityofenumclaw.net
- RecyclingEvery other week
- Trash
- No recycling
- Trash
- Recycling
Enumclaw Recycling & Transfer Station
- Mon9 am–5 pm
- Tue9 am–5 pm
- Wed9 am–5 pm
- Thu9 am–5 pm
- Fri9 am–5 pm
- Sat9 am–5 pm
- Sun9 am–5 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap. They can change with the season, so check with the town before you go.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Newspaper and paper inserts
- Magazines and paper inserts
- Catalogs
- Cardboard
- Mail and paper inserts
- Envelopes
- Paper bags
- Tin, aluminum and steel food or beverage containers
- PET/PETE bottles (#1 plastic)
- HDPE bottles/jugs (#2 plastic)
- Dairy tubs, e.g., butter, yogurt, cottage cheese (#5 plastic)
- Plastic to-go cups made from polypropylene (#5)
From cityofenumclaw.net, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2023, June 1, 2023. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. . Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Enumclaw is in Enumclaw School District.
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 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Enumclaw is in ZIP code 98022
ZIP codes where Enumclaw residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Enumclaw | ZIP’s residents in Enumclaw |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98022 | Enumclaw, WA | 100% | 55% |
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 Enumclaw
When is the Enumclaw Recycling & Transfer Station open?
Mon–Sun 9 am–5 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check kingcounty.gov before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Enumclaw’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Enumclaw Water Department (EPA ID WA5323600). 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 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Enumclaw?
Puget Sound Energy (Puget Sound Energy Inc), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Enumclaw?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Skynet Broadband, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Enumclaw?
98022. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Enumclaw in?
Enumclaw School District.
How do I register to vote in Enumclaw?
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 King County Elections. 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: Enumclaw’s own website (cityofenumclaw.net), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from. Drop-off hours: 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.