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New to Seattle
The first city systems most new residents need to touch — utilities, garbage, addresses, registrations — with the public service pages that handle each one.
Start here
Start with moving and address changes
Move-driven service questions and household setup.
Start here
Start with utilities and bills
Power, water, garbage, and billing for new residents.
Start here
Start with household checklist
Cross-system household tasks from moving.
Best pages for a new resident start
These are the most useful Seattle.net pages when you are newly arriving and need a practical first path into city systems.
Common first-month situations
These pages are the most common follow-up steps once the move is done and the city tasks become more specific.
What to open next
Once the city-task page is clear, switch to another Seattle.net page only if city conditions, movement, or the daily picture matter more than the move itself.