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East 2nd Avenue in downtown Lind, WAPhoto: SounderBruce · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Lind handbook

Living in Lind, WA: what to set up and who to call

Tap water in Lind comes from the Town of Lind water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. The nearest emergency room is East Adams Rural Hospital, 15.5 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Lind, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Lind.

Electricity

Power comes from Avista

Avista (Avista Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lind. Its homes paid an average of 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $130 a month (its average across Washington).

Start or move service: avistacorp.com · (509) 489-0500

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Town of Lind water system

The Town of Lind water system supplies almost all of Lind. It draws ground water and serves 903 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.2 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. WA5347350.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Lind

98% of 305 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Ziply FiberFiber, Fixed wireless95%6,000/6,000
CenturyLinkDSL86%60/5
Inland CellularFiber84%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless82%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Lind’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lind.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Lind kids go to
PK–5Lind Elementary SchoolLind School District
6–8Lind-Ritzville Middle SchoolLind School District
9–12Lind-Ritzville High Schoolin Ritzville

Lind is in Lind 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Apr 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Lind is in ZIP code 99341

ZIP codes where Lind residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of LindZIP’s residents in Lind
99341Lind, WA100%68%
Area code509Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Lind

Who supplies Lind’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Town of Lind water system (EPA ID WA5347350). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Lind?

Avista (Avista Corp.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Lind?

Ziply Fiber, CenturyLink, Inland Cellular, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Lind?

99341. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lind in?

Lind School District.

How do I register to vote in Lind?

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 Adams 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.