Judge Columbia Lancaster House · Photo: TDavisPayne · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in La Center, WA: what to set up and who to call
Power in La Center comes from PUD No 1 of Clark County, a political subdivision utility rather than a private company. La Center has its own library, La Center Community Library, at 1411 NE Lockwood Creek Road.
I’m new in town
What to set up in La Center, 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 La Center.
Power comes from PUD No 1 of Clark County
PUD No 1 of Clark County (PUD No 1 of Clark County - (WA)), a political subdivision utility, serves all of La Center. Its homes paid an average of 10.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $104 a month (its average across Washington).
Start or move service: clarkpublicutilities.com · (360) 992-3000
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Clark Public Utilities
Clark Public Utilities supplies almost all of La Center. It draws ground water (EPA lists City of Vancouver as seller) and serves 153,526 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s higher than 61% 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. WA5313333.
4 home internet providers serve La Center
98% of 1,648 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 22% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 2,000/250 |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber, DSL | 63% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 44% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 33% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have La Center’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in La Center.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of La Center (97%) is in La Center School District; parts are in Ridgefield School District (3%).
C+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 Aug 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
La Center spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where La Center residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of La Center | ZIP’s residents in La Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98629 | La Center, WA | 96% | 34% |
| 98642 | Ridgefield, WA | 4% | 1% |
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 La Center
Who supplies La Center’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Clark Public Utilities (EPA ID WA5313333). 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 1.8 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in La Center?
PUD No 1 of Clark County (PUD No 1 of Clark County - (WA)), a political subdivision utility. Its homes paid about 10.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve La Center?
Xfinity, TDS Telecom, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in La Center?
98629 (96%), 98642 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is La Center in?
La Center School District. Parts of the city are in Ridgefield School District.
How do I register to vote in La Center?
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 Clark 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.