Photo: Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Lake Forest Park, WA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Lake Forest Park comes from City of Milton, a municipal utility rather than a private company. The closest public drop-off to Lake Forest Park is Shoreline Recycling & Transfer Station, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lake Forest Park, 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 Lake Forest Park.
Power comes from City of Milton
City of Milton (City of Milton - (WA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Lake Forest Park.
Start or move service: cityofmilton.net · (253) 922-8733
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from North City Water District
North City Water District supplies Lake Forest Park: about 44% of residents live in its service area. Northshore Utility District serves another 24%. Lake Forest Park Water District serves another 18%. Seattle Public Utilities serves another 14%. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Mountlake Terrace and Seattle Public Utilities as sellers) and serves 32,847 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
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. WA5339600.
6 home internet providers serve Lake Forest Park
100% of 4,725 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 55% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 57% | 2,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 14% | 940/940 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 46% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 42% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 31% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lake Forest Park.
Shoreline Recycling & Transfer Station
This isn’t Lake Forest Park’s own facility. Whether Lake Forest Park residents may use it is the town’s rule: check cityoflfp.gov.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Lake Forest Park (99%) is in Shoreline 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Lake Forest Park is in ZIP code 98155
ZIP codes where Lake Forest Park residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lake Forest Park | ZIP’s residents in Lake Forest Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98155 | Seattle, WA | 100% | 38% |
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 Lake Forest Park
Who supplies Lake Forest Park’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
North City Water District (EPA ID WA5339600). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in Lake Forest Park?
City of Milton (City of Milton - (WA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Lake Forest Park?
Xfinity, Quantum Fiber, CenturyLink, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lake Forest Park?
98155. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lake Forest Park in?
Shoreline School District.
How do I register to vote in Lake Forest Park?
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 King County Elections. 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.