Photo: Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Snohomish, WA: what to set up and who to call
Friday is trash day in Snohomish; Republic Services collects. Snohomish School District runs the public schools in Snohomish.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Snohomish, 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 Snohomish.
Power comes from Puget Sound Energy
Puget Sound Energy (Puget Sound Energy Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Snohomish. 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 Snohomish water system
The City of Snohomish water system supplies Snohomish: about 96% of residents live in its service area. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Everett Public Works Dept. and Sno PUD 1 - Lake Stevens as sellers) and serves 16,367 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 2016–Dec 2018, was 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2018: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. WA5380915.
6 home internet providers serve Snohomish
100% of 3,354 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 78% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Ziply Fiber | Fiber, DSL | 76% | 6,000/6,000 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable, DSL, Fiber | 2% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 69% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 59% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 26% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Snohomish is Friday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Snohomish, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery week, Fri
From snohomishwa.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-10-01. 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.
Snohomish is in Snohomish School District.
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 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Snohomish is in ZIP code 98290
ZIP codes where Snohomish residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Snohomish | ZIP’s residents in Snohomish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98290 | Snohomish, WA | 100% | 27% |
98291 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 Snohomish
Who supplies Snohomish’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Snohomish water system (EPA ID WA5380915). 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 0.8 ppb (Jan 2016–Dec 2018), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Snohomish?
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 Snohomish?
Xfinity, Ziply Fiber, Astound Broadband, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Snohomish?
98290. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Snohomish in?
Snohomish School District.
How do I register to vote in Snohomish?
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 Snohomish 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: Snohomish’s own website (snohomishwa.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.