Photo: Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Parkland, WA: what to set up and who to call
Parkland has no town government of its own, so Pierce County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Franklin Pierce School District. Power in Parkland comes from Peninsula Light Company, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Parkland, 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 Parkland.
Power comes from Peninsula Light Company
Peninsula Light Company (Peninsula Light Company), a cooperative utility, serves 99.4% of Parkland residents. Its homes paid an average of 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $138 a month (its average across Washington).
Start or move service: www.penlight.org · (253) 857-5950
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Parkland Light & Water Company
Parkland Light & Water Company supplies Parkland: about 67% of residents live in its service area. City of Tacoma Water Division serves another 29%. It draws ground water (EPA lists Lakewood Water District and Southeast Tacoma Mutual Water Co and Spanaway Water Company and Summit Water & Supply Co as sellers) and serves 33,775 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 74% 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. WA5366200.
7 home internet providers serve Parkland
97% of 9,896 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 22% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 46% | 100/10 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 27% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Lightcurve | Cable | 15% | 1,000/12 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 55% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 53% | 25/3 |
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 Parkland.
Habitation Donation Dropoff
This isn’t Parkland’s own facility. Whether Parkland residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
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 Parkland (71%) is in Franklin Pierce School District; parts are in Bethel School District (24%) and Clover Park School District (5%).
C+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Parkland is unincorporated, so Pierce County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Parkland spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Parkland residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Parkland | ZIP’s residents in Parkland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98444 | Tacoma, WA | 65% | 68% |
| 98445 | Tacoma, WA | 32% | 37% |
| 98447 | Tacoma, WA | 3% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 98387.
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 Parkland
Who supplies Parkland’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Parkland Light & Water Company (EPA ID WA5366200). 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 2.4 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Parkland?
Peninsula Light Company (Peninsula Light Company), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Parkland?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, Lightcurve, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Parkland?
98444 (65%), 98445 (32%), 98447 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Parkland in?
Franklin Pierce School District. Parts of the city are in Bethel School District and Clover Park School District.
How do I register to vote in Parkland?
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.