Photo: ECTran71 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Lakewood, WA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Lakewood comes from Peninsula Light Company, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Lakewood has its own drop-off, Habitation Donation Dropoff.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lakewood, 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 Lakewood.
Power comes from Peninsula Light Company
Peninsula Light Company (Peninsula Light Company), a cooperative utility, serves 69.4% of Lakewood residents. 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 Lakewood Water District
Lakewood Water District supplies almost all of Lakewood. It draws ground water (EPA lists Parkland Light & Water Company and City of Tacoma Water Division as sellers) and serves 82,425 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 50% 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. WA5345550.
7 home internet providers serve Lakewood
100% of 16,656 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 25% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 45% | 140/20 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 29% | 3,000/3,000 |
| Lightcurve | Cable, Fiber | 27% | 1,000/12 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 70% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 59% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Lakewood
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lakewood, from the town’s own site.
Lakewood Transfer Station
3869 94th St SW
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From cityoflakewood.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-21, 2026-09-21T20:34:02+00:00. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Lakewood (94%) is in Clover Park School District; parts are in Steilacoom Historical School District (5%).
CSchool 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 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Lakewood spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lakewood residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lakewood | ZIP’s residents in Lakewood |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98499 | Lakewood, WA | 52% | 100% |
| 98498 | Lakewood, WA | 43% | 91% |
| 98439 | Lakewood, WA | 5% | 52% |
A few homes fall in 98409. 98496, 98497 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Lakewood
Who supplies Lakewood’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lakewood Water District (EPA ID WA5345550). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.1 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lakewood?
Peninsula Light Company (Peninsula Light Company), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lakewood?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, Lightcurve, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lakewood?
98499 (52%), 98498 (43%), 98439 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lakewood in?
Clover Park School District. Parts of the city are in Steilacoom Historical School District.
How do I register to vote in Lakewood?
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: Lakewood’s own website (cityoflakewood.us), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.