Services & Island Businesses
Last update: January 2, 2012
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Samish Island Fire Department #5
The volunteer fire department provides emergency services on the island. Read more...
Samish Farms Water Association
A board of directors elected from water share holders, monitors contaminantes in our drinking water, along with Skagit County P.U.D. and manages water needs for the island. Here is the current annual newsletter, and water quality report.
Community Center
The Samish Island Community Center offers various services to island residents. Check the SICC page for additional information.
Other Community Services
Phone Service | Mail Service | Cable Service | Waste Disposal | Energy | Schools | Hospitals | Bus Service | Libraries | Public Boat Launches | Real Estate | Animal Control
Phone service: Land line/home phone service is provided by Frontier (formerly Verizon). The telephone area code is (360). Frontier began offering DSL service to the island in October 2011.
Mail Delivery: The postal zip code of Samish Island is 98232. The post office for Samish Island is located at Bow, Washington, 7 miles east of the island. Mail is delivered daily, or islanders rent p.o. boxes.
Cable television and high speed Internet via cable modem is provided by Wave Broadband. Wireless high--speed networking is available through Clearwire or Fidalgo Networking. Dial-in access to various ISP's is still available if desired.
Waste, Garbage: All homes on the island have septic systems. Garbage service is available on the island, through Waste Management, Inc.
Energy: Electric service is through Puget Sound Energy. Propane is available from various suppliers in Skagit County. There is no natural gas service. Solar is of growing interest to islanders.
Schools: Students on the island attend the Burlington-Edison School District. Elementary students to Edison Elementary K-8 and high school students to Burlington Edison High School. View the Washington State report card for the Burlington- Edison district.
Hospitals: Samish Island is in hospital district #304, served by United General Hospital. Two other hospitals are also located in Skagit County - Skagit Valley Hospital, and Island Hospital in Anacortes.
Transportation: Skagit Transit or SKAT, provides limited transportation to the island 2 days a week (Monday and Thursday) through Pocket Service Areas. This requires advanced registration (360)757-4433, or toll-free at (877)584-7528
Seniors and people with disabilities who qualify for Skagit Transit's Dial-A-Ride service will be provided curb to curb service or curb to bus service, as outlined in their eligibility letter. Van Pooling is also an option, if 5 or more residents can arrange it.
For occasional neighborly requests, you can post requests on the Samish Neigbors email group and post a message "is anyone going to _ tomorrow?"
Libraries: Samish Island does not belong to any library district. Residents of the island who wish to use library services must pay "fees to borrow" at nearby libraries. Check these links to libraries.
Boat Launches: There are no public boat launches on Samish Island. The nearest public boat launch is at Bayview, with others located at the Swinomish Boat Launch below the Duane Berentson bridge, one in La Conner under the Rainbow Bridge, and one at Washington Park in Anacortes.
Real Estate and Homes for Sale: There are various "Multiple listings services" for Skagit County or Whatcom County which list Samish Island homes and real estate for sale. The island is considered part of Bow, Washington for postal and other services. Trulia.com also lists homes for sale in the area - type 98232 in search field.
Animal Control: If you see farm animals wandering about the island, try contacting the owner first, if you know where the animals live. Perhaps a gate was left open by accident. If you receive no response, report the animal(s) to 911, and once more to Emily Diaz of Animal Control, 360-428-3211. This has been Animal Control's recommended procedure for Samish Islanders for the past several years, and includes horses, mules, donkeys, cattle, goats, sheep, swine, large birds, or any such animals. Washington State Law holds the owner responsible for any damage to other's property. 8/19/09
On-Island Businesses
Residents with small businesses located on-island, may provided a link to their business web page on our business page. To do this, you must be a dues-paying SICC member and pay a one-time fee of $10.00. Send your check to SICC P.O. Box on the contact page, and email the webmaster.