Photo: Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Fox Island, WA: what to set up and who to call
Fox Island has no town government of its own, so Pierce County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Peninsula School District. Tap water in most of Fox Island comes from Fox Island Mutual Water Assoc, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fox Island, 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 Fox Island.
Power comes from Peninsula Light Company
Peninsula Light Company (Peninsula Light Company), a cooperative utility, serves all of Fox Island. Its homes paid an average of 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $138 a month (its average across Washington).
Start or move service: www.penlight.org · (253) 857-5950
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Fox Island Mutual Water Assoc
Fox Island Mutual Water Assoc supplies Fox Island: about 86% of residents live in its service area. South Fox Island Water System serves another 13%. About 4% 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 3,255 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 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. WA5326300.
4 home internet providers serve Fox Island
96% of 1,652 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 96% | 2,000/250 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 22% | 40/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 43% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 17% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Fox Island’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fox Island.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Fox Island is in Peninsula School District.
ASchool gradeSee 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
Fox Island is unincorporated, so Pierce County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Fox Island is in ZIP code 98333
ZIP codes where Fox Island residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fox Island | ZIP’s residents in Fox Island |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98333 | Fox Island, WA | 100% | 100% |
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 Fox Island
Who supplies Fox Island’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Fox Island Mutual Water Assoc (EPA ID WA5326300). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fox Island?
Peninsula Light Company (Peninsula Light Company), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Fox Island?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fox Island?
98333. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fox Island in?
Peninsula School District.
How do I register to vote in Fox Island?
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 Pierce 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.