Photo: Locke Cole · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Spokane Valley, WA: what to set up and who to call
The latest lead test reported by Vera Water & Power, which supplies Spokane Valley, came in at 20.8 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), above the 15 ppb action level. Power in Spokane Valley comes from Inland Power & Light Company, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Spokane Valley, 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 Spokane Valley.
Power comes from Inland Power & Light Company
Inland Power & Light Company (Inland Power & Light Company), a cooperative utility, serves 64.8% of Spokane Valley residents. Its homes paid an average of 9.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $137 a month (its average across Washington).
Start or move service: inlandpower.com · (800) 747-7151
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Vera Water & Power
Vera Water & Power supplies Spokane Valley: about 23% of residents live in its service area. Modern Electric Water Co serves another 19%. Consolidated Irrig Dist 19 System 2 serves another 16%. Spo Co Water Dist 3 Sys 1 serves another 13%. Model Irrigation Dist #18 serves another 7%. About 5% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Consolidated Irrig Dist 19 System 2 and Model Irrigation Dist #18 and Modern Electric Water Co and Spo Co Water Dist 3 Sys 1 as sellers) and serves 24,692 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 20.8 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 100% 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. WA5391450.
11 home internet providers serve Spokane Valley
100% of 33,014 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 16% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 63% | 140/20 |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber | 9% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 5% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Wind Wireless | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| Ziply Fiber | Fixed wireless | 99% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Spokane Valley
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Spokane Valley, from the town’s own site.
Spokane Valley University Transfer Station
2405 N University Road, Spokane Valley, WA
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From spokanevalleywa.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 Spokane Valley (53%) is in Central Valley School District; parts are in East Valley School District (Spokane) (26%) and West Valley School District (Spokane) (12%) and Spokane Public Schools (9%).
B+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 Aug 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Spokane Valley spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Spokane Valley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Spokane Valley | ZIP’s residents in Spokane Valley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99206 | Spokane, WA | 33% | 86% |
| 99216 | Spokane, WA | 27% | 99% |
| 99212 | Spokane, WA | 15% | 72% |
| 99037 | Veradale, WA | 13% | 84% |
| 99016 | Greenacres, WA | 10% | 57% |
A few homes fall in 99027, 99202.
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 Spokane Valley
Who supplies Spokane Valley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Vera Water & Power (EPA ID WA5391450). 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 20.8 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Spokane Valley?
Inland Power & Light Company (Inland Power & Light Company), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 9.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Spokane Valley?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, TDS Telecom, Quantum Fiber, Wind Wireless, Ziply Fiber (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Spokane Valley?
99206 (33%), 99216 (27%), 99212 (15%), 99037 (13%), 99016 (10%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Spokane Valley in?
Central Valley School District. Parts of the city are in East Valley School District (Spokane) and West Valley School District (Spokane) and Spokane Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Spokane Valley?
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 Spokane 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: Spokane Valley’s own website (spokanevalleywa.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.