Photo: brewbooks · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Oak Harbor, WA: what to set up and who to call
All of Oak Harbor gets its mail under one ZIP code, 98277. Xfinity is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Oak Harbor.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Oak Harbor, 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 Oak Harbor.
Power comes from Puget Sound Energy
Puget Sound Energy (Puget Sound Energy Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Oak Harbor. 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 City of Oak Harbor water system
The City of Oak Harbor water system supplies Oak Harbor: about 77% of residents live in its service area. Naval Air Station/Whidbey Island serves another 20%. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Anacortes as seller) and serves 23,675 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.4 ppb. That’s higher than 51% 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. WA5362650.
6 home internet providers serve Oak Harbor
100% of 6,245 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 28% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 1,200/35 |
| Ziply Fiber | Fiber, DSL | 31% | 6,000/6,000 |
| Astound Broadband | Fixed wireless, Cable, DSL, Fiber | 14% | 1,500/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 93% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 20% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 9% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Oak Harbor
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Oak Harbor, from the town’s own site.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Cardboard
- Newspaper
- Office Paper (white & colored)
- Paperback Books
- Magazines
- Mail & Stationary
- Envelopes (Windows OK)
- Boxboard (cereal box & paper rolls)
- Packing Paper
- Paper Egg Cartons & Formed Packing
- Bottles #1 & #2 only
- Jars, plastic #1 & #2 only
- Jugs #1 & #2 only
- Aluminum cans (food and beverage)
- Tin/steel cans (food & beverage)
Mailliard's Landing
3068 Oak Harbor Road
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check oakharbor.gov →
From oakharbor.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2024. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Oak Harbor is in Oak Harbor School District.
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 Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Oak Harbor is in ZIP code 98277
ZIP codes where Oak Harbor residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Oak Harbor | ZIP’s residents in Oak Harbor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98277 | Oak Harbor, WA | 100% | 59% |
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 Oak Harbor
Who supplies Oak Harbor’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Oak Harbor water system (EPA ID WA5362650). 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 1.2 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Oak Harbor?
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 Oak Harbor?
Xfinity, Ziply Fiber, Astound Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Oak Harbor?
98277. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Oak Harbor in?
Oak Harbor School District.
How do I register to vote in Oak Harbor?
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 Island 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: Oak Harbor’s own website (oakharbor.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.