Photo: Tedder · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Ione, WA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Ione comes from PUD No 1 of Pend Oreille County, a political subdivision utility rather than a private company. The nearest emergency room is Providence Mount Carmel Hospital, 25.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ione, 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 Ione.
Power comes from PUD No 1 of Pend Oreille County
PUD No 1 of Pend Oreille County (PUD No 1 of Pend Oreille County - (WA)), a political subdivision utility, serves all of Ione. Its homes paid an average of 9.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $126 a month (its average across Washington).
Start or move service: nwppa.org · (509) 447-3137
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Ione Water Dept
Ione Water Dept supplies Ione: about 89% of residents live in its service area. About 11% 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 2,395 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 56% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WA5335900.
2 home internet providers serve Ione
85% of 259 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 18% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pend Oreille Telephone | DSL, Fiber | 98% | 100/20 |
| Wired or Wireless | Fixed wireless | 86% | 30/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Ione’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ione.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ione is in Selkirk 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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ione is in ZIP code 99139
ZIP codes where Ione residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ione | ZIP’s residents in Ione |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99139 | Ione, WA | 100% | 36% |
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 Ione
Who supplies Ione’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ione Water Dept (EPA ID WA5335900). 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 1.2 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ione?
PUD No 1 of Pend Oreille County (PUD No 1 of Pend Oreille County - (WA)), a political subdivision utility. Its homes paid about 9.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Ione?
Pend Oreille Telephone, Wired or Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ione?
99139. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ione in?
Selkirk School District.
How do I register to vote in Ione?
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 Pend Oreille 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.