Building No. 105, Boeing Airplane Company · Photo: Benjamin Cody · Public domainLiving in Tukwila, WA: what to set up and who to call
Power in Tukwila comes from City of Milton, a municipal utility rather than a private company. Tukwila has its own drop-off, Bow Lake Recycling & Transfer Station, on 18800 Orillia Road S.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Tukwila, 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 Tukwila.
Power comes from City of Milton
City of Milton (City of Milton - (WA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Tukwila.
Start or move service: cityofmilton.net · (253) 922-8733
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from King County Water District #125
King County Water District #125 supplies Tukwila: about 56% of residents live in its service area. Tukwila Water Department serves another 35%. Highline Water District serves another 7%. About 3% 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 Skyway Water & Sewer and King County Water District #20 and Highline Water District and Seattle Public Utilities and Tukwila Water Department as sellers) and serves 21,904 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 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. WA5341998.
6 home internet providers serve Tukwila
99% of 4,380 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 30% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 38% | 2,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 34% | 940/200 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 61% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 52% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 50% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Tukwila has its own drop-off: Bow Lake Recycling & Transfer Station
Where to take trash and recycling in Tukwila, and where the rules are.
Bow Lake Recycling & Transfer Station
18800 Orillia Road S, Tukwila, WA, 98188
Before you go, check the rules on kingcounty.gov.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Mar 2024). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Tukwila (58%) is in Tukwila School District; parts are in Renton School District (21%) and Seattle Public Schools (11%) and Highline School District (5%) and Kent School District (4%).
C+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 Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Tukwila spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Tukwila residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Tukwila | ZIP’s residents in Tukwila |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98168 | Seattle, WA | 53% | 32% |
| 98188 | Seattle, WA | 39% | 31% |
| 98178 | Seattle, WA | 8% | 6% |
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Tukwila
Who supplies Tukwila’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
King County Water District #125 (EPA ID WA5341998). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in Tukwila?
City of Milton (City of Milton - (WA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Tukwila?
Xfinity, Quantum Fiber, CenturyLink, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Tukwila?
98168 (53%), 98188 (39%), 98178 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Tukwila in?
Tukwila School District. Parts of the city are in Renton School District and Seattle Public Schools and Highline School District and Kent School District.
How do I register to vote in Tukwila?
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 King County Elections. 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.