Living in Marcus, WA: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Marcus is in ZIP code 99151. The closest ER is Providence Mount Carmel Hospital, 11.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Marcus, 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 Marcus.
Power comes from Avista
Avista (Avista Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Marcus. 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.
Water comes from Marcus Water Dept
Marcus Water Dept supplies almost all of Marcus. It draws ground water and serves 191 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 85% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WA5351550.
Which providers serve Marcus
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Marcus, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Marcus’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Marcus.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Marcus is in Kettle Falls 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Marcus is in ZIP code 99151
ZIP codes where Marcus residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Marcus | ZIP’s residents in Marcus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99151 | Marcus, WA | 100% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 99141.
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 Marcus
Who supplies Marcus’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Marcus Water Dept (EPA ID WA5351550). 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 3.5 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Marcus?
Avista (Avista Corp.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Marcus?
99151. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Marcus in?
Kettle Falls School District.
How do I register to vote in Marcus?
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 Stevens 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): pending.