Living in Three Lakes, WA: what to set up and who to call
Three Lakes has no town government of its own, so Snohomish County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Snohomish School District. The closest public drop-off to Three Lakes is Dubuque Road Drop Box, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Three Lakes, 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 Three Lakes.
Power comes from Puget Sound Energy
Puget Sound Energy (Puget Sound Energy Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Three Lakes. 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 Three Lakes Water Association
Three Lakes Water Association supplies Three Lakes: about 71% of residents live in its service area. About 26% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Everett Public Works Dept. as seller) and serves 2,198 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
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. WA5388150.
6 home internet providers serve Three Lakes
85% of 1,515 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 10% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astound Broadband | Cable, DSL | 72% | 1,500/50 |
| Ziply Fiber | Fiber, DSL | 13% | 6,000/6,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 11% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 30% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 5% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 5% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Three Lakes.
Dubuque Road Drop Box
19619 Dubuque Road, Snohomish, WA, 98290
This isn’t Three Lakes’ own facility. Whether Three Lakes 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.
Most of Three Lakes (98%) is in Snohomish School District; parts are in Monroe School District (2%).
A−School gradeSee 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
Three Lakes is unincorporated, so Snohomish County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Three Lakes is in ZIP code 98290
ZIP codes where Three Lakes residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Three Lakes | ZIP’s residents in Three Lakes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98290 | Snohomish, WA | 100% | 10% |
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 Three Lakes
Who supplies Three Lakes’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Three Lakes Water Association (EPA ID WA5388150). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in Three Lakes?
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 Three Lakes?
Astound Broadband, Ziply Fiber, Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Three Lakes?
98290. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Three Lakes in?
Snohomish School District. Parts of the city are in Monroe School District.
How do I register to vote in Three Lakes?
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 Snohomish 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.