Vincent School · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA: what to set up and who to call
Union Hill-Novelty Hill has no town government of its own, so King County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Lake Washington School District. Union Hill-Novelty Hill has its own library, Library Express @ Redmond Ridge, at 10735 Cedar Park Crescent NE.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Union Hill-Novelty Hill, 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 Union Hill-Novelty Hill.
Power comes from Puget Sound Energy
Puget Sound Energy (Puget Sound Energy Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Union Hill-Novelty Hill. 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 City of Redmond Water System
City of Redmond Water System supplies Union Hill-Novelty Hill: about 46% of residents live in its service area. Union Hill Water Association Inc serves another 30%. Woodinville Water District serves another 12%. Sammamish Plateau Water & Sewer serves another 9%. About 4% 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 Bellevue and Rose Hill Water District and Sammamish Plateau Water & Sewer and Woodinville Water District and Ne Sammamish Sewer & Water District as sellers) and serves 163,335 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.6 ppb. That’s higher than 64% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WA5371650.
6 home internet providers serve Union Hill-Novelty Hill
97% of 7,561 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 47% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 85% | 2,000/250 |
| Ziply Fiber | Fiber, DSL | 47% | 6,000/6,000 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable, DSL, Fiber | 16% | 1,500/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 53% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 49% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 40% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Union Hill-Novelty Hill’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Union Hill-Novelty Hill.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Union Hill-Novelty Hill (72%) is in Lake Washington School District; parts are in Riverview School District (22%) and Snoqualmie Valley School District (6%).
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
Union Hill-Novelty Hill is unincorporated, so King County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Union Hill-Novelty Hill spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Union Hill-Novelty Hill residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Union Hill-Novelty Hill | ZIP’s residents in Union Hill-Novelty Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98053 | Redmond, WA | 91% | 92% |
| 98077 | Woodinville, WA | 7% | 11% |
| 98052 | Redmond, WA | 1% | 0% |
A few homes fall in 98014, 98019.
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 Union Hill-Novelty Hill
Who supplies Union Hill-Novelty Hill’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
City of Redmond Water System (EPA ID WA5371650). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Union Hill-Novelty Hill?
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 Union Hill-Novelty Hill?
Xfinity, Ziply Fiber, Astound Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Union Hill-Novelty Hill?
98053 (91%), 98077 (7%), 98052 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Union Hill-Novelty Hill in?
Lake Washington School District. Parts of the city are in Riverview School District and Snoqualmie Valley School District.
How do I register to vote in Union Hill-Novelty Hill?
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.