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The Waller handbook

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

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

Waller 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 Waller’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Waller, 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 Waller.

Electricity

Power comes from Peninsula Light Company

Peninsula Light Company (Peninsula Light Company), a cooperative utility, serves 78.0% of Waller 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 Summit Water & Supply Co

Summit Water & Supply Co supplies Waller: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 7% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Fruitland Mutual Water Company and Lakewood Water District and Parkland Light & Water Company and City of Tacoma Water Division as sellers) and serves 19,125 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 73% 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. WA5385050.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Waller

99% of 3,132 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable98%2,000/250
LightcurveCable60%1,000/12
CenturyLinkDSL33%100/10
T-MobileFixed wireless49%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless46%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless43%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Waller’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Waller.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileWaller has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Waller kids go to
K–6Waller Road ElementaryPuyallup School District
7–97 schoolsDepends on your address
10–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Waller (92%) is in Puyallup School District; parts are in Franklin Pierce School District (8%).

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

Waller is unincorporated, so Pierce County is the local government.

Local governmentPierce CountyWaller 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

Waller spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of WallerZIP’s residents in Waller
98443Tacoma, WA70%100%
98371Puyallup, WA24%8%
98404Tacoma, WA6%1%

A few homes fall in 98446.

Area code253Wikidata

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 Waller

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

Summit Water & Supply Co (EPA ID WA5385050). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.3 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Waller?

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

What internet providers serve Waller?

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

What ZIP codes are in Waller?

98443 (70%), 98371 (24%), 98404 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Waller in?

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

How do I register to vote in Waller?

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.