Redmond City Park · Photo: Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Redmond, WA: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Redmond is Houghton Transfer Station, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Redmond Library, at 15990 NE 85th Street, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Redmond, 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 Redmond.
Power comes from Puget Sound Energy
Puget Sound Energy (Puget Sound Energy Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Redmond. 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 Redmond Water System
City of Redmond Water System supplies almost all of Redmond. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Bellevue and Rose Hill Water District and Sammamish Plateau Water & Sewer and Woodinville Water District and Ne Sammamish Sewer & Water District as sellers) and serves 163,335 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.6 ppb. That’s higher than 64% 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. WA5371650.
5 home internet providers serve Redmond
100% of 14,887 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 67% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Ziply Fiber | Fiber, DSL | 79% | 6,000/6,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 60% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 46% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 42% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Redmond: every week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Redmond, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check redmond.gov →
From redmond.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Most of Redmond (92%) is in Lake Washington School District; parts are in Bellevue School District (8%).
A+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 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Redmond is in ZIP code 98052
ZIP codes where Redmond residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Redmond | ZIP’s residents in Redmond |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98052 | Redmond, WA | 99% | 94% |
A few homes fall in 98033, 98007. 98073 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Redmond
Who supplies Redmond’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
City of Redmond Water System (EPA ID WA5371650). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Redmond?
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 Redmond?
Xfinity, Ziply Fiber, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Redmond?
98052. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Redmond in?
Lake Washington School District. Parts of the city are in Bellevue School District.
How do I register to vote in Redmond?
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 King County Elections. 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: Redmond’s own website (redmond.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.