Photo: Jelson25 · Public domainLiving in Whidbey Island Station, WA: what to set up and who to call
Whidbey Island Station has no town government of its own, so Island County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Oak Harbor School District. The closest ER is Whidbeyhealth Medical Center, 9.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Whidbey Island Station, 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 Whidbey Island Station.
Power comes from Puget Sound Energy
Puget Sound Energy (Puget Sound Energy Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Whidbey Island Station. 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 Naval Air Station/Whidbey Island water system
The Naval Air Station/Whidbey Island water system supplies almost all of Whidbey Island Station. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Oak Harbor as seller) and serves 16,595 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 latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 84% 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. WA5303420.
Which providers serve Whidbey Island Station
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Whidbey Island Station, 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 Whidbey Island Station’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Whidbey Island Station.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Whidbey Island Station is in Oak Harbor School District.
B+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
Whidbey Island Station is unincorporated, so Island County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Whidbey Island Station spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Whidbey Island Station residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Whidbey Island Station | ZIP’s residents in Whidbey Island Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98278 | Oak Harbor, WA | 90% | 100% |
| 98277 | Oak Harbor, WA | 10% | 0% |
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 Whidbey Island Station
Who supplies Whidbey Island Station’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Naval Air Station/Whidbey Island water system (EPA ID WA5303420). 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 3.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Whidbey Island Station?
Puget Sound Energy (Puget Sound Energy Inc), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Whidbey Island Station?
98278 (90%), 98277 (10%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Whidbey Island Station in?
Oak Harbor School District.
How do I register to vote in Whidbey Island Station?
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 Island 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.