Living in Taholah, WA: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the Taholah water system. Taholah has no town government of its own, so Grays Harbor County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Taholah School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Taholah, 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 Taholah.
Power comes from PUD No 1 of Grays Harbor County
PUD No 1 of Grays Harbor County (PUD No 1 of Grays Harbor County), a political subdivision utility, serves all of Taholah. Its homes paid an average of 12.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $133 a month (its average across Washington).
Start or move service: ghpud.org · (360) 532-4220
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Taholah water system
The Taholah water system supplies Taholah: about 86% of residents live in its service area. About 14% 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 1,600 people in all.
4 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×4, the latest beginning Dec 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none. 4 older violations are still open, since 2024: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 52% 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. 105300018.
Which providers serve Taholah
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Taholah, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Taholah’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Taholah.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Taholah is in Taholah 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Taholah is unincorporated, so Grays Harbor County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Taholah is in ZIP code 98587
ZIP codes where Taholah residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Taholah | ZIP’s residents in Taholah |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98587 | Taholah, WA | 100% | 65% |
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 Taholah
Who supplies Taholah’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Taholah water system (EPA ID 105300018). It reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×4. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Taholah?
PUD No 1 of Grays Harbor County (PUD No 1 of Grays Harbor County), a political subdivision utility. Its homes paid about 12.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Taholah?
98587. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Taholah in?
Taholah School District.
How do I register to vote in Taholah?
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 Grays Harbor 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): pending.