Photo: Steven Pavlov · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Starbuck, WA: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Starbuck comes from the City of Starbuck water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.6 ppb. Power in Starbuck comes from Columbia Rural Elec Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Starbuck, 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 Starbuck.
Power comes from Columbia Rural Elec Assn
Columbia Rural Elec Assn (Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Starbuck. Its homes paid an average of 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $175 a month (its average across Washington).
Start or move service: columbiarea.com · (509) 382-2578
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Starbuck water system
The City of Starbuck water system supplies Starbuck: about 81% of residents live in its service area. About 19% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 147 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–Dec 2023, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 54% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WA5383750.
2 home internet providers serve Starbuck
63% of 113 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenturyLink | DSL | 86% | 10/1 |
| Columbia iConnect | Fixed wireless | 96% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Starbuck’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Starbuck.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Starbuck is in Starbuck 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 Jan 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Starbuck is in ZIP code 99359
ZIP codes where Starbuck residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Starbuck | ZIP’s residents in Starbuck |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99359 | Starbuck, WA | 100% | 77% |
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 Starbuck
Who supplies Starbuck’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Starbuck water system (EPA ID WA5383750). 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 0.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Starbuck?
Columbia Rural Elec Assn (Columbia Rural Elec Assn, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Starbuck?
CenturyLink, Columbia iConnect (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Starbuck?
99359. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Starbuck in?
Starbuck School District.
How do I register to vote in Starbuck?
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 Columbia County Auditor (Not Washington D.C.). 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.