Photo: SounderBruce · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Mill Creek, WA: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Mill Creek is Airport Road Recycling & Transfer Station, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Mill Creek has its own library, Mill Creek Library, at 15429 Bothell-Everett Hwy.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mill Creek, 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 Mill Creek.
Power comes from Puget Sound Energy
Puget Sound Energy (Puget Sound Energy Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mill Creek. 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 Silver Lake Water & Sewer District
Silver Lake Water & Sewer District supplies Mill Creek: about 55% of residents live in its service area. Alderwood Water District serves another 45%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Alderwood Water District and City of Everett Public Works Dept. as sellers) and serves 65,033 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 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. WA5379250.
5 home internet providers serve Mill Creek
100% of 5,521 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 73% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Ziply Fiber | Fiber | 88% | 6,000/6,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 63% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 51% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 42% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mill Creek.
Airport Road Recycling & Transfer Station
10700 East Minuteman Drive, Everett, WA, 98204 · run by Snohomish County
This isn’t Mill Creek’s own facility. Whether Mill Creek residents may use it is the town’s rule: check cityofmillcreek.com.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Mill Creek (97%) is in Everett School District; parts are in Mukilteo School District (2%).
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 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Mill Creek is in ZIP code 98012
ZIP codes where Mill Creek residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mill Creek | ZIP’s residents in Mill Creek |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98012 | Bothell, WA | 100% | 28% |
98082 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Mill Creek
Who supplies Mill Creek’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Silver Lake Water & Sewer District (EPA ID WA5379250). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in Mill Creek?
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 Mill Creek?
Xfinity, Ziply Fiber, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mill Creek?
98012. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mill Creek in?
Everett School District. Parts of the city are in Mukilteo School District.
How do I register to vote in Mill Creek?
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.