Red Men Hall · Photo: Carnuck · CC0Living in Index, WA: what to set up and who to call
Index Water Dept has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.6 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Power in Index comes from PUD No 1 of Snohomish County, a political subdivision utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Index, 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 Index.
Power comes from PUD No 1 of Snohomish County
PUD No 1 of Snohomish County (PUD No 1 of Snohomish County - (WA)), a political subdivision utility, serves all of Index. Its homes paid an average of 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $113 a month (its average across Washington).
Start or move service: snopud.com · (425) 783-1000
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Index Water Dept
Index Water Dept supplies almost all of Index. It draws ground water and serves 420 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 6.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 94% 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. WA5335600.
Which providers serve Index
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Index, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Index’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Index.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Index is in Index 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.
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.
Index is in ZIP code 98256
ZIP codes where Index residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Index | ZIP’s residents in Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98256 | Index, WA | 100% | 35% |
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 Index
Who supplies Index’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Index Water Dept (EPA ID WA5335600). 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 6.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Index?
PUD No 1 of Snohomish County (PUD No 1 of Snohomish County - (WA)), a political subdivision utility. Its homes paid about 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Index?
98256. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Index in?
Index School District.
How do I register to vote in Index?
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: 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): pending.