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

North Sultan has no town government of its own, so Snohomish County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Sultan School District. For emergencies, North Sultan is closest to Evergreenhealth Monroe, 7.9 miles away.

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in North Sultan, 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 North Sultan.

Electricity

Power comes from Puget Sound Energy

Puget Sound Energy (Puget Sound Energy Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of North Sultan. 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 Sultan Water Department

Sultan Water Department supplies almost all of North Sultan. It draws surface water (EPA lists City of Everett Public Works Dept. as seller) and serves 8,424 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. WA5384770.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve North Sultan

89% of 106 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 19% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable92%1,200/35
Ziply FiberFiber20%6,000/6,000
VerizonFixed wireless75%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have North Sultan’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in North Sultan.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileNorth Sultan 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.

North Sultan kids go to
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Sultan Middle Schoolin Sultan
9–12Sultan Senior High Schoolin Sultan

North Sultan is in Sultan 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

North Sultan is unincorporated, so Snohomish County is the local government.

Local governmentSnohomish CountyNorth Sultan is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereSnohomish County AuditorElections here are run by Snohomish County (county election office). 3000 Rockefeller Ave. M/S 505, Everett, WA 98201-4046 · (425) 388-3444 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2022
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 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

North Sultan is in ZIP code 98294

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of North SultanZIP’s residents in North Sultan
98294Sultan, WA100%3%

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 North Sultan

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

Sultan Water Department (EPA ID WA5384770). 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 1.3 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in North Sultan?

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 North Sultan?

Xfinity, Ziply Fiber, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in North Sultan?

98294. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is North Sultan in?

Sultan School District.

How do I register to vote in North Sultan?

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.