Payment channels

Pay RENTON CITY OF

Use the provider’s verified online, telephone, mail, or counter instructions. Check the final confirmation screen for the amount, processing date, and any transaction fee before submitting.

Primary online route

Use the official payment portal

The direct portal is the fastest route when it is available. The provider identifies its payment gateway as Civic Pay/Merchant Transact, the payment portal linked by Renton Utility Billing.. Never enter account credentials into a lookalike site reached through an unsolicited message.

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Telephone payment

Phone IVR

844-791-1505 for 24/7 automated payments by debit/credit card or electronic check; billing assistance is 425-430-6852.

Have your account number and payment instrument ready. Follow the provider’s recorded prompts and retain the confirmation number.

Alternative channels

Mail, text, and in-person payment instructions

Pay by text

No current Renton Pay-by-Text program was published on the reviewed utility pages; online customers can enroll in paperless billing and AutoPay through Civic Pay.

Mail-in address

Renton Utility Billing, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057. Customers mailing payments should follow the current bill remittance instructions and include the account information.

Counters, drop boxes, and office hours

Renton Utility Billing is at Renton City Hall, 1055 South Grady Way, first-floor lobby. In-person hours are Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; phone hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. A 24/7 drop box is available at the southwest corner of the City Hall upper parking lot.

Accepted digital instruments

What you can use online

Online payments accept electronic check, Visa, or Mastercard. Telephone payments accept debit/credit card or electronic check. Direct debit and AutoPay are available.

2026 transaction pricing

Convenience fees

No current online convenience fee is stated on Renton’s public payment page. A current processor surcharge, if any, would appear at Civic Pay checkout.

Fees can vary by payment type, channel, account class, and processor terms. The checkout screen is the final fee disclosure.

Payment guidance

Choose the payment channel that fits your deadline

The safest payment path is the one published by RENTON CITY OF and matched to the account information on your bill. Online portals are convenient, but telephone, mail, counter, and drop-box options may follow different posting schedules and may use different fees.

For a routine payment, save the final confirmation page or IVR number and check when the transaction will post. For a same-day shut-off notice, do not assume that submitting a card payment automatically stops a field order; ask the provider what amount and confirmation are required.

Never send your account number, password, card details, or bank information to Water Ledger. Those details belong only on the provider’s verified payment channel or at an authorized counter.

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