Photo: SounderBruce · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Milton, WA: what to set up and who to call
Milton runs its own electric utility, City of Milton. The City of Milton water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 7.4 ppb, was higher than 96% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Milton, 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 Milton.
Power comes from City of Milton
City of Milton (City of Milton - (WA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Milton.
Start or move service: cityofmilton.net · (253) 922-8733
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Milton water system
The City of Milton water system supplies Milton: about 81% of residents live in its service area. Lakehaven Water and Sewer District serves another 12%. About 7% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Lakehaven Water and Sewer District and Mountain View-Edgewood Water Co as sellers) and serves 8,078 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 7.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 11.7 ppb. That’s higher than 96% 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. WA5354950.
6 home internet providers serve Milton
100% of 2,478 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 7% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 18% | 100/10 |
| Ezee Fiber | Fiber | 5% | 8,000/8,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 61% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 45% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 43% | 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 3 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Milton.
Algona Transfer Station
35315 West Valley Highway, Algona, WA, 98001
This isn’t Milton’s own facility. Whether Milton residents may use it is the town’s rule: check cityofmilton.net.
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 Milton (89%) is in Fife Public Schools; parts are in Federal Way School District (11%).
B−School 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 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Milton spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Milton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Milton | ZIP’s residents in Milton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98354 | Milton, WA | 94% | 99% |
| 98424 | Tacoma, WA | 3% | 2% |
| 98422 | Tacoma, WA | 2% | 1% |
| 98003 | Federal Way, WA | 1% | 0% |
A few homes fall in 98001.
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 Milton
Who supplies Milton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Milton water system (EPA ID WA5354950). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 7.4 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Milton?
City of Milton (City of Milton - (WA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Milton?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Ezee Fiber, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Milton?
98354 (94%), 98424 (3%), 98422 (2%), 98003 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Milton in?
Fife Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Federal Way School District.
How do I register to vote in Milton?
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 Pierce 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.