Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Living in Everett, WA: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Everett is Airport Road Recycling & Transfer Station, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Trains stop in Everett.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Everett, 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 Everett.
Power comes from Puget Sound Energy
Puget Sound Energy (Puget Sound Energy Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves 99.3% of Everett residents. 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 City of Everett Public Works Dept.
City of Everett Public Works Dept. supplies Everett: about 96% of residents live in its service area. It draws surface water and serves 215,774 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 83% 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. WA5324050.
5 home internet providers serve Everett
100% of 26,908 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 74% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Ziply Fiber | Fiber, DSL | 83% | 6,000/6,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 63% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 54% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 50% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In Everett, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Everett, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check everettwa.gov →
From everettwa.gov, 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.
Most of Everett (58%) is in Everett School District; parts are in Mukilteo School District (27%) and Sultan School District (12%).
A−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 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Everett spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Everett residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Everett | ZIP’s residents in Everett |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98203 | Everett, WA | 34% | 100% |
| 98201 | Everett, WA | 27% | 99% |
| 98208 | Everett, WA | 20% | 36% |
| 98204 | Everett, WA | 18% | 45% |
A few homes fall in 98207, 98275, 98296. 98206, 98213 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Everett
Who supplies Everett’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
City of Everett Public Works Dept. (EPA ID WA5324050). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.5 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Everett?
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 Everett?
Xfinity, Ziply Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Everett?
98203 (34%), 98201 (27%), 98208 (20%), 98204 (18%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Everett in?
Everett School District. Parts of the city are in Mukilteo School District and Sultan School District.
How do I register to vote in Everett?
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 Snohomish 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: Everett’s own website (everettwa.gov), 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.