Fort Simcoe State Park · Photo: James W. Rosenthal · Public domainLiving in White Swan, WA: what to set up and who to call
White Swan has no town government of its own, so Yakima County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Mount Adams School District. For an emergency, Astria Toppenish Hospital is the closest ER, 20.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in White Swan, 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 White Swan.
Power comes from Pacific Power
Pacific Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of White Swan. Its homes paid an average of 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $167 a month (its average across Washington).
Start or move service: pacificorp.com · (888) 221-7070
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from White Swan water system
The White Swan water system supplies White Swan: about 34% of residents live in its service area. About 66% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 900 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. 105300026.
Which providers serve White Swan
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in White Swan, 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 White Swan’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in White Swan.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
White Swan is in Mount Adams School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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
White Swan is unincorporated, so Yakima County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
White Swan is in ZIP code 98952
ZIP codes where White Swan residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of White Swan | ZIP’s residents in White Swan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98952 | White Swan, WA | 100% | 34% |
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 White Swan
Who supplies White Swan’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The White Swan water system (EPA ID 105300026). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in White Swan?
Pacific Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in White Swan?
98952. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is White Swan in?
Mount Adams School District.
How do I register to vote in White Swan?
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 Yakima 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.