Photo: Yordanpopovbg · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Maple Valley, WA: what to set up and who to call
All of Maple Valley gets its mail under one ZIP code, 98038. Tahoma School District runs the public schools in Maple Valley.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Maple Valley, 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 Maple Valley.
Power comes from Puget Sound Energy
Puget Sound Energy (Puget Sound Energy Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Maple Valley. 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 Covington Water District
Covington Water District supplies Maple Valley: about 75% of residents live in its service area. Cedar River Water & Sewer District serves another 25%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Cedar River Water & Sewer District and Lake Meridian Water District and City of Tacoma Water Division as sellers) and serves 56,172 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.2 ppb. That’s higher than 56% 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. WA5341650.
7 home internet providers serve Maple Valley
100% of 9,151 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 4% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 58% | 140/20 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 2% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 67% | 300/20 |
| Skynet Broadband | Fixed wireless | 53% | 100/100 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 46% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Maple Valley is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Maple Valley, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)Look up your day on recology.com
From maplevalleywa.gov, cms3.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025. 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 Maple Valley (99%) is in Tahoma 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.
Maple Valley is in ZIP code 98038
ZIP codes where Maple Valley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Maple Valley | ZIP’s residents in Maple Valley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98038 | Maple Valley, WA | 100% | 75% |
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 Maple Valley
Who supplies Maple Valley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Covington Water District (EPA ID WA5341650). 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 1.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Maple Valley?
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 Maple Valley?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, Verizon, Skynet Broadband, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Maple Valley?
98038. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Maple Valley in?
Tahoma School District.
How do I register to vote in Maple Valley?
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: Maple Valley’s own website (maplevalleywa.gov, cms3.revize.com), 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.