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Protection of the Holy Theotokos Chapel, Akhiok, AlaskaPhoto: Jet Lowe · Public domain
The Akhiok handbook

Living in Akhiok, AK: what to set up and who to call

Power in Akhiok comes from Alaska Village Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The ER is a drive from Akhiok: the closest is Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center, 90.3 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Akhiok, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Akhiok.

Electricity

Power comes from Alaska Village Elec Coop

Alaska Village Elec Coop (Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Akhiok. Its homes paid an average of 65.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $319 a month (its average across Alaska).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Akhiok water system

The Akhiok water system supplies Akhiok: about 47% of residents live in its service area. About 53% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 90 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.

Lead, 90th percentile4.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 4.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 89% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. AK2250037.

Internet

Which providers serve Akhiok

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Akhiok, 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.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Akhiok’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Akhiok.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Akhiok or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Akhiok kids go to
K–12Akhiok SchoolKodiak Island Borough School District

Akhiok is in Kodiak Island Borough 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Akhiok is in ZIP code 99615

ZIP codes where Akhiok residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of AkhiokZIP’s residents in Akhiok
99615Kodiak, AK100%0%
Area code907Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

ER: CMS hospital data.

Questions about living in Akhiok

Who supplies Akhiok’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Akhiok water system (EPA ID AK2250037). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.8 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Akhiok?

Alaska Village Elec Coop (Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 65.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Akhiok?

99615. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Akhiok in?

Kodiak Island Borough School District.

How do I register to vote in Akhiok?

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.