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City services

Seattle Services

Task helper

Start from the real-world job

Pick the task that sounds closest to what is in front of you.

Selected task

I just moved

Quick start

Start here

Utilities and bills

What to have ready

Service address, move date, and your last bill or account number if you already have one.

First official step

Seattle Public Utilities servicesOfficial Seattle.gov page

If this is not the right page

Moving and address changesIf the move also affects mail, records, or other city tasks

High-priority utility

Emergency help

911 vs. not-911 routing for safety, medical, fire, and active-incident situations.

Emergency help

For new residents

New to Seattle

First city systems most new residents need to touch — utilities, garbage, addresses, registrations — in the order most people work through them.

Open New to Seattle

City-task starts

Four destinations for the most common city tasks

Utilities and bills

Power, water, recycling, billing — and the SPU and City Light pages behind them.

Open Utilities and bills

Garbage, recycling, and yard waste

Seattle.net

SPU collection — pickup days, missed pickup, carts, yard waste.

Moving and address changes

Seattle.net

Sequencing for a Seattle move — utilities, USPS, civic records.

Utility discount program

Official Seattle.gov page

Reduced utility rates for households that qualify.

Permits and licenses

Building permits, business licenses, animal licenses, and the records pages behind them.

Open Permits and licenses

Licenses, renewals, and records

Seattle.net

Driver's license, state ID, vital records, business renewals.

Seattle Services Portal

Official city portal

Official account portal for permit applications, records, and tracking.

SDCI main services

Official Seattle.gov page

Department entry point for construction permits and inspections.

Parking permits and zones

Residential Parking Zones, citations, and neighborhood parking rules.

Open Parking permits and zones

Find my ticket info

Official Seattle.gov page

Look up a citation by plate or ticket number.

How to get an RPZ permit

Official Seattle.gov page

Eligibility, application, and zone rules.

Report a pothole or street issue

Official Seattle.gov page

Official street report page for potholes and maintenance.

Report a problem

Missed pickup, blocked sidewalk, graffiti, or other city conditions that need follow-up.

Open Report a problem

Find It, Fix It

Official Seattle.gov page

City app for reporting potholes, graffiti, blocked sidewalks.

Customer Service Bureau

Official Seattle.gov page

General city help when you need the right department.

Seattle Public Utilities contacts

Official Seattle.gov page

Direct SPU contact for collection, water, sewer, drainage.

Related

  • Accessibility guide — wheelchair-accessible transit, ADA routes, sensory-friendly venues. Promoted to top-level on May 7.
  • Transit — buses, light rail, ferries, airport trips, driving. Most “how do I get to a city office” questions live here.
  • Alerts — current city movement and disruption layer for errand timing.