Photo: Joe Mabel · CC BY 3.0Living in Puyallup, WA: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Puyallup goes to 98372 (35% of residents), one of 4 ZIP codes in town. Trains stop in Puyallup.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Puyallup, 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 Puyallup.
Power comes from Puget Sound Energy
Puget Sound Energy (Puget Sound Energy Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Puyallup. 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 Puyallup water system
The City of Puyallup water system supplies Puyallup: about 79% of residents live in its service area. Fruitland Mutual Water Company serves another 17%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Tacoma Water Division as seller) and serves 94,520 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 78% 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. WA5370050.
6 home internet providers serve Puyallup
99% of 12,548 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 15% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 37% | 140/20 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 16% | 8,000/8,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 39% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 38% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 31% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Puyallup depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Puyallup, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day
- RecyclingEvery other week, same day as trashCheck which week on puyallupwa.gov →
- Bulky itemsOn set dates
Elks Lodge
314 27th St NE, Puyallup
From puyallupwa.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.
Most of Puyallup (99%) is in Puyallup 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 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Puyallup spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Puyallup residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Puyallup | ZIP’s residents in Puyallup |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98372 | Puyallup, WA | 35% | 57% |
| 98371 | Puyallup, WA | 32% | 58% |
| 98374 | Puyallup, WA | 22% | 21% |
| 98373 | Puyallup, WA | 10% | 16% |
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Puyallup
Who supplies Puyallup’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Puyallup water system (EPA ID WA5370050). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.7 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Puyallup?
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 Puyallup?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Puyallup?
98372 (35%), 98371 (32%), 98374 (22%), 98373 (10%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Puyallup in?
Puyallup School District.
How do I register to vote in Puyallup?
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: Puyallup’s own website (puyallupwa.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.