Photo: RadioKAOS · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Badger, AK: what to set up and who to call
Badger has no town government of its own, so Fairbanks North Star Borough runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. Power in Badger comes from Golden Valley Elec Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Badger, 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 Badger.
Power comes from Golden Valley Elec Assn
Golden Valley Elec Assn (Golden Valley Elec Assn Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Badger. Its homes paid an average of 31.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $178 a month (its average across Alaska).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from North Pole Utilities
North Pole Utilities supplies Badger: about 11% of residents live in its service area. Valley Water Company serves another 8%. About 80% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 4,005 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.8 ppb. That’s lower than 62% 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. AK2310675.
3 home internet providers serve Badger
97% of 7,667 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GCI | Cable | 84% | 2,500/75 |
| Alaska Communications | DSL, Fiber | 51% | 30/4 |
| SPITwSPOTS | Fixed wireless | 92% | 300/75 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Badger.
North Pole Waste Transfer Site
This isn’t Badger’s own facility. Whether Badger residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Badger is in Fairbanks North Star Borough School District.
BSchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Badger is unincorporated, so Fairbanks North Star Borough is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Badger is in ZIP code 99705
ZIP codes where Badger residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Badger | ZIP’s residents in Badger |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99705 | North Pole, AK | 100% | 86% |
A few homes fall in 99712.
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.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Badger
Who supplies Badger’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
North Pole Utilities (EPA ID AK2310675). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Badger?
Golden Valley Elec Assn (Golden Valley Elec Assn Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 31.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Badger?
GCI, Alaska Communications, SPITwSPOTS (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Badger?
99705. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Badger in?
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District.
How do I register to vote in Badger?
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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.