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The Marrowstone handbook

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

Marrowstone has no town government of its own, so Jefferson County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Chimacum School District. Jefferson Healthcare, 7.1 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

Marrowstone has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Jefferson County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Marrowstone’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Marrowstone, 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 Marrowstone.

Electricity

Power comes from Puget Sound Energy

Puget Sound Energy (Puget Sound Energy Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Marrowstone. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Quimper water system

The Quimper water system supplies almost all of Marrowstone. It draws ground water (EPA lists City of Port Townsend as seller) and serves 14,548 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.5 ppb. That’s higher than 65% 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. WA5305783.

Internet

Which providers serve Marrowstone

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Marrowstone, 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.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Marrowstone’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Marrowstone.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileMarrowstone has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Marrowstone kids go to
PK–1Chimacum Creek Primary Schoolin Port Hadlock
2–6Chimacum Elementary Schoolin Chimacum
7–12Chimacum Junior/Senior High Schoolin Chimacum

Marrowstone is in Chimacum School District.

CSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Marrowstone is unincorporated, so Jefferson County is the local government.

Local governmentJefferson CountyMarrowstone is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereJefferson County AuditorElections here are run by Jefferson County (county election office). Its listing was last updated in 2017, so we don’t show its contacts: check voter.votewa.gov.FVAP, Sep 2017
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoter.votewa.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Marrowstone is in ZIP code 98358

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of MarrowstoneZIP’s residents in Marrowstone
98358Nordland, WA100%100%
Area code360Wikidata

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 Marrowstone

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

The Quimper water system (EPA ID WA5305783). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Marrowstone?

Puget Sound Energy (Puget Sound Energy Inc), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Marrowstone?

98358. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Marrowstone in?

Chimacum School District.

How do I register to vote in Marrowstone?

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 Jefferson 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.