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The Mansfield handbook

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

Tap water in Mansfield comes from Mansfield Water System, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in Mansfield comes from PUD No 1 of Douglas County, a political subdivision utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Mansfield, 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 Mansfield.

Electricity

Power comes from PUD No 1 of Douglas County

PUD No 1 of Douglas County (PUD No 1 of Douglas County - (WA)), a political subdivision utility, serves all of Mansfield. Its homes paid an average of 3.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $73 a month (its average across Washington).

Start or move service: douglaspud.org · (800) 503-7990

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 Mansfield Water System

Mansfield Water System supplies almost all of Mansfield. It draws ground water and serves 380 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 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 0.5 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. WA5350850.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Mansfield

100% of 182 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 83% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Douglas County P.U.D.DSL100%1,000/1,000
Native NetworkDSL100%1,000/1,000
Ziply FiberFiber84%1,000/1,000

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Mansfield’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mansfield.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Mansfield kids go to
PK–12Mansfield Elem and High SchoolMansfield School District

Mansfield is in Mansfield 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 Aug 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Mansfield is in ZIP code 98830

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of MansfieldZIP’s residents in Mansfield
98830Mansfield, WA100%61%
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 Mansfield

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

Mansfield Water System (EPA ID WA5350850). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% 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 Mansfield?

PUD No 1 of Douglas County (PUD No 1 of Douglas County - (WA)), a political subdivision utility. Its homes paid about 3.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Mansfield?

Douglas County P.U.D., Native Network, Ziply Fiber (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Mansfield?

98830. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Mansfield in?

Mansfield School District.

How do I register to vote in Mansfield?

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 Douglas 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.