Photo: Upupa4me from Redmond WA, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Ronald, WA: what to set up and who to call
Ronald has no town government of its own, so Kittitas County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Cle Elum-Roslyn School District. The closest public drop-off to Ronald is Cle Elum Transfer Station, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ronald, 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 Ronald.
Power comes from Puget Sound Energy
Puget Sound Energy (Puget Sound Energy Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Ronald. 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 Kittitas Co WD #2
Kittitas Co WD #2 supplies Ronald: about 48% of residents live in its service area. Evergreen Valley serves another 24%. Suncadia Resort serves another 12%. About 26% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Roslyn as seller) and serves 242 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2020–Dec 2022, was 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 50% 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. WA5374100.
3 home internet providers serve Ronald
90% of 413 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inland Telephone Company | Fiber | 84% | 500/500 |
| Gigabeam Internet | Fixed wireless | 100% | 300/300 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 49% | 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 Ronald.
Cle Elum Transfer Station
This isn’t Ronald’s own facility. Whether Ronald 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.
Ronald is in Cle Elum-Roslyn School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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
Ronald is unincorporated, so Kittitas County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ronald is in ZIP code 98940
ZIP codes where Ronald residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ronald | ZIP’s residents in Ronald |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98940 | Ronald, WA | 100% | 47% |
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 Ronald
Who supplies Ronald’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Kittitas Co WD #2 (EPA ID WA5374100). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.8 ppb (Jan 2020–Dec 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ronald?
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 Ronald?
Inland Telephone Company, Gigabeam Internet, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ronald?
98940. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ronald in?
Cle Elum-Roslyn School District.
How do I register to vote in Ronald?
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 Kittitas 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.