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The Quincy handbook

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

Power in Quincy comes from PUD No 2 of Grant County, a political subdivision utility rather than a private company. Almost every address in Quincy can get fiber (100%, by the FCC’s map).

I’m new in town

What to set up in Quincy, 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 Quincy.

Electricity

Power comes from PUD No 2 of Grant County

PUD No 2 of Grant County (PUD No 2 of Grant County - (WA)), a political subdivision utility, serves all of Quincy. Its homes paid an average of 6.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $101 a month (its average across Washington).

Start or move service: grantpud.org · (509) 754-0500

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 City of Quincy Water Department

City of Quincy Water Department supplies Quincy: about 90% of residents live in its service area. Weiler-Martin Tracts Water Assn serves another 11%. It draws ground water and serves 8,415 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 percentile2.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 76% 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. WA5370450.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Quincy

100% of 2,431 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Ziply FiberFixed wireless, Fiber, DSL100%1,000/1,000
Vyve BroadbandFiber97%1,000/1,000
Grant PUDFiber92%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless93%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless5%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Curbside recycling in Quincy: every other week, Tue

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Quincy, from the town’s own site.

Curbside recyclingEvery other week, TueRecycling picked up at the curbquincywashington.us
Drop-off center

City of Quincy Recycling Center (Drop Off Recycling Center)

Corner of Division Street East and Columbia Way, Quincy, WA 98848

We couldn’t find its opening hours.

What goes in the recycling bin

Single-stream recycling

All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.

  • Plastics bottles
  • Glass
  • Mail
  • Magazines
  • Copier and printer paper
  • Plastic margarine or cool whip tubs
  • Catalogs
  • Phone books
  • Tin cans (no need to remove labels)
  • Aluminum cans (no need to remove labels)
  • Newspaper & inserts
  • Flattened cardboard (dry & unsoiled)
  • Paperboard (dry & unsoiled)
  • Pizza boxes
  • Juice boxes
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsRecycling drop-off accepts cardboard (broken down), aluminum cans and newspapers only; glass no longer accepted
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagequincywashington.us →

From quincywashington.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Quincy kids go to
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Quincy is in Quincy School District.

C−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Apr 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Quincy is in ZIP code 98848

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of QuincyZIP’s residents in Quincy
98848Quincy, WA100%56%
Area code509Wikidata

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 Quincy

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

City of Quincy Water Department (EPA ID WA5370450). 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 2.5 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Quincy?

PUD No 2 of Grant County (PUD No 2 of Grant County - (WA)), a political subdivision utility. Its homes paid about 6.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Quincy?

Ziply Fiber, Vyve Broadband, Grant PUD, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Quincy?

98848. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Quincy in?

Quincy School District.

How do I register to vote in Quincy?

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 Grant 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: Quincy’s own website (quincywashington.us), 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.