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The Summit View handbook

Living in Summit View, WA: what to set up and who to call

Summit View has no town government of its own, so Pierce County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Franklin Pierce School District. Power in Summit View comes from Peninsula Light Company, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

Summit View has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Pierce County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Summit View’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Summit View, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Summit View.

Electricity

Power comes from Peninsula Light Company

Peninsula Light Company (Peninsula Light Company), a cooperative utility, serves 79.1% of Summit View residents. Its homes paid an average of 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $138 a month (its average across Washington).

Start or move service: www.penlight.org · (253) 857-5950

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Tacoma Water Division

City of Tacoma Water Division supplies Summit View: about 60% of residents live in its service area. Summit Water & Supply Co serves another 34%. Fruitland Mutual Water Company serves another 6%. About 8% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 446,170 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. 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. WA5386800.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Summit View

100% of 2,733 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 15% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable99%2,000/250
CenturyLinkDSL, Fiber53%140/20
LightcurveCable25%1,000/20
Quantum FiberFiber15%2,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless68%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless39%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Summit View.

Nearest public drop-off · 3.9 mi from the center of Summit View

Land Recovery Recycling Center

This isn’t Summit View’s own facility. Whether Summit View residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Summit View kids go to
K–551 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–816 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–129 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Summit View (42%) is in Franklin Pierce School District; parts are in Puyallup School District (34%) and Bethel School District (24%).

B−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Summit View is unincorporated, so Pierce County is the local government.

Local governmentPierce CountySummit View is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections herePierce County AuditorElections here are run by Pierce County (county election office). 2501 S 35th St, Ste C, Tacoma, WA 98409-7484 · (253) 798-8683 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2024
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoter.votewa.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Summit View spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Summit View residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Summit ViewZIP’s residents in Summit View
98373Puyallup, WA75%26%
98375Puyallup, WA25%7%
Area code360Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Summit View

Who supplies Summit View’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

City of Tacoma Water Division (EPA ID WA5386800). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Summit View?

Peninsula Light Company (Peninsula Light Company), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Summit View?

Xfinity, CenturyLink, Lightcurve, Quantum Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Summit View?

98373 (75%), 98375 (25%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Summit View in?

Franklin Pierce School District. Parts of the city are in Puyallup School District and Bethel School District.

How do I register to vote in Summit View?

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 Pierce 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.