Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad: South Cle Elum Yard · Photo: Jayedgerton · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in South Cle Elum, WA: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in South Cle Elum comes from South Cle Elum Water Dept, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. The closest public drop-off to South Cle Elum is Cle Elum Transfer Station, 1 mile out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in South Cle Elum, 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 South Cle Elum.
Power comes from Puget Sound Energy
Puget Sound Energy (Puget Sound Energy Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of South Cle Elum. 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 South Cle Elum Water Dept
South Cle Elum Water Dept supplies almost all of South Cle Elum. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Cle Elum Water Department as seller) and serves 541 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. WA5381600.
5 home internet providers serve South Cle Elum
100% of 307 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inland Telephone Company | Fiber | 100% | 500/500 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 19% | 10/1 |
| Gigabeam Internet | Fixed wireless | 100% | 300/300 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 27% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 22% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 1 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in South Cle Elum.
Cle Elum Transfer Station
This isn’t South Cle Elum’s own facility. Whether South Cle Elum 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.
South Cle Elum 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
South Cle Elum spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where South Cle Elum residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of South Cle Elum | ZIP’s residents in South Cle Elum |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98943 | South Cle Elum, WA | 98% | 95% |
| 98922 | Cle Elum, WA | 2% | 0% |
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 South Cle Elum
Who supplies South Cle Elum’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
South Cle Elum Water Dept (EPA ID WA5381600). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in South Cle Elum?
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 South Cle Elum?
Inland Telephone Company, CenturyLink, Gigabeam Internet, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in South Cle Elum?
98943 (98%), 98922 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is South Cle Elum in?
Cle Elum-Roslyn School District.
How do I register to vote in South Cle Elum?
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.