Photo: Kent Sundseth · Public domainLiving in Adak, AK: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2008 is still open for Adak Utilities, and its latest lead result (13.0 ppb) was higher than 98% of similar systems’, though under the 15 ppb action level. Power in Adak comes from City of Saint Paul, a municipal utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Adak, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Adak.
Power comes from City of Saint Paul
City of Saint Paul (City of Saint Paul - (AK)), a municipal utility, serves all of Adak.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Adak Utilities
Adak Utilities supplies almost all of Adak. It draws surface water and serves 325 people in all.
6 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×6, the latest beginning Feb 2026. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2008: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 13.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 98% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. AK2260595.
Which providers serve Adak
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Adak, 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.
We don’t have Adak’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Adak.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Adak is in Aleutian Region 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Adak is in ZIP code 99546
ZIP codes where Adak residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Adak | ZIP’s residents in Adak |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99546 | Adak, AK | 100% | 100% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Adak
Who supplies Adak’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Adak Utilities (EPA ID AK2260595). It reported 6 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×6. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 13.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Adak?
City of Saint Paul (City of Saint Paul - (AK)), a municipal utility.
What ZIP codes are in Adak?
99546. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Adak in?
Aleutian Region School District.
How do I register to vote in Adak?
In Alaska you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Absentee and Petition Office. Check your registration at myvoterportal.alaska.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.