Living in Maltby, WA: what to set up and who to call
Maltby has no town government of its own, so Snohomish County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Monroe School District. Evergreenhealth Medical Center, 6.9 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Maltby, 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 Maltby.
Power comes from Puget Sound Energy
Puget Sound Energy (Puget Sound Energy Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Maltby. Its homes paid an average of 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $147 a month (its average across Washington).
Start or move service: pse.com · (888) 225-5773
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Cross Valley Water District
Cross Valley Water District supplies Maltby: about 77% of residents live in its service area. Alderwood Water District serves another 18%. About 3% 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 Alderwood Water District and City of Everett Public Works Dept. and Silver Lake Water & Sewer District as sellers) and serves 24,695 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 latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.4 ppb. That’s higher than 82% 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. WA5316270.
6 home internet providers serve Maltby
97% of 4,223 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 33% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 51% | 2,000/250 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable, Fiber, DSL | 45% | 1,500/50 |
| Ziply Fiber | Fiber, DSL | 36% | 6,000/6,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 63% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 48% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 36% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Maltby’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Maltby.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Maltby (58%) is in Monroe School District; parts are in Northshore School District (28%) and Snohomish School District (15%).
ASchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Maltby is unincorporated, so Snohomish County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Maltby spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Maltby residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Maltby | ZIP’s residents in Maltby |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98296 | Snohomish, WA | 58% | 24% |
| 98072 | Woodinville, WA | 22% | 10% |
| 98021 | Bothell, WA | 12% | 4% |
| 98077 | Woodinville, WA | 8% | 7% |
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 Maltby
Who supplies Maltby’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Cross Valley Water District (EPA ID WA5316270). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.1 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Maltby?
Puget Sound Energy (Puget Sound Energy Inc), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Maltby?
Xfinity, Astound Broadband, Ziply Fiber, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Maltby?
98296 (58%), 98072 (22%), 98021 (12%), 98077 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Maltby in?
Monroe School District. Parts of the city are in Northshore School District and Snohomish School District.
How do I register to vote in Maltby?
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 Snohomish 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.