Seattle Municipal Light and Power Plant · Photo: Seattle Municipal Archives from Seattle, WA · CC BY 2.0Living in Wilderness Rim, WA: what to set up and who to call
Wilderness Rim has no town government of its own, so King County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Snoqualmie Valley School District. Wilderness Rim has its own drop-off, Waste Transfer Station, on 16925 Cedar Falls Road Southeast.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wilderness Rim, 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 Wilderness Rim.
Power comes from Puget Sound Energy
Puget Sound Energy (Puget Sound Energy Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Wilderness Rim. 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 Wilderness Rim Association
Wilderness Rim Association supplies Wilderness Rim: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 8% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Sallal Water Association Inc as seller) and serves 1,867 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. WA5396878.
3 home internet providers serve Wilderness Rim
100% of 608 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 6% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 3% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Wilderness Rim has its own drop-off: Waste Transfer Station
Where to take trash and recycling in Wilderness Rim, and where the rules are.
Waste Transfer Station
16925 Cedar Falls Road Southeast, 98045
Before you go, check the rules with the town.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Aug 2024). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Wilderness Rim is in Snoqualmie Valley School District.
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
Wilderness Rim 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.
Wilderness Rim is in ZIP code 98045
ZIP codes where Wilderness Rim residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wilderness Rim | ZIP’s residents in Wilderness Rim |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98045 | North Bend, WA | 100% | 10% |
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 Wilderness Rim
Who supplies Wilderness Rim’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Wilderness Rim Association (EPA ID WA5396878). 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 1.7 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wilderness Rim?
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 Wilderness Rim?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wilderness Rim?
98045. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wilderness Rim in?
Snoqualmie Valley School District.
How do I register to vote in Wilderness Rim?
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.