Photo: Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Port Townsend, WA: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Port Townsend is in ZIP code 98368. Most of Port Townsend has one wired internet choice: Astound Broadband.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Port Townsend, 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 Port Townsend.
Power comes from Puget Sound Energy
Puget Sound Energy (Puget Sound Energy Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Port Townsend. 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 Port Townsend water system
The City of Port Townsend water system supplies almost all of Port Townsend. It draws surface water and serves 17,053 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.7 ppb. That’s higher than 79% 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. WA5369000.
5 home internet providers serve Port Townsend
99% of 4,968 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astound Broadband | Cable, DSL, Fiber | 98% | 1,500/50 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 13% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 55% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 53% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 40% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Port Townsend depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Port Townsend, from the town’s own site and the hauler or county pages it links to.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on wasteconnections.com
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on wasteconnections.com →
Accepted at the curb
- Tin, aluminum & plastics
- Paper & cardboard
- Glass
From cityofpt.us, the town’s official site; jeffersoncountysolidwaste.com, wasteconnections.com, which cityofpt.us links to for trash, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2024, JANUARY 1, 2026. 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.
Port Townsend is in Port Townsend 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 Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Port Townsend is in ZIP code 98368
ZIP codes where Port Townsend residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Port Townsend | ZIP’s residents in Port Townsend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98368 | Port Townsend, WA | 100% | 61% |
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 Port Townsend
Who supplies Port Townsend’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Port Townsend water system (EPA ID WA5369000). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Port Townsend?
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 Port Townsend?
Astound Broadband, CenturyLink, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Port Townsend?
98368. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Port Townsend in?
Port Townsend School District.
How do I register to vote in Port Townsend?
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 Jefferson 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: Port Townsend’s own website (cityofpt.us) and the hauler or county pages it links to (jeffersoncountysolidwaste.com, wasteconnections.com), 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.