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The Wishram handbook

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

Wishram has no town government of its own, so Klickitat County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Wishram School District. Tap water in Wishram comes from Wishram Water System, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb.

Wishram has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Klickitat County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Wishram’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Wishram, 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 Wishram.

Electricity

Power comes from PUD No 1 of Klickitat County

PUD No 1 of Klickitat County (PUD No 1 of Klickitat County), a political subdivision utility, serves all of Wishram. Its homes paid an average of 12.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $140 a month (its average across Washington).

Start or move service: klickitatpud.com · (800) 548-8357

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 Wishram Water System

Wishram Water System supplies Wishram: about 92% 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 draws ground water and serves 599 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 51% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WA5397950.

Internet

Which providers serve Wishram

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Wishram, 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.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Wishram’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wishram.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileWishram 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.

Wishram kids go to
PK–12Wishram High And Elementary SchlWishram School District

Wishram is in Wishram 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Wishram is unincorporated, so Klickitat County is the local government.

Local governmentKlickitat CountyWishram is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereKlickitat County AuditorElections here are run by Klickitat County (county election office). 205 S. Columbus Ave., Room 203, Goldendale, WA 98620-9280 · (509) 773-4001 · [email protected]FVAP, Apr 2026
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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Wishram is in ZIP code 98673

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of WishramZIP’s residents in Wishram
98673Wishram, WA100%99%
Area code509Wikidata

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.

Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Wishram

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

Wishram Water System (EPA ID WA5397950). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Wishram?

PUD No 1 of Klickitat County (PUD No 1 of Klickitat County), a political subdivision utility. Its homes paid about 12.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Wishram?

98673. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Wishram in?

Wishram School District.

How do I register to vote in Wishram?

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 Klickitat 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.