Photo: Craig Talbert · CC BY 2.0Living in Bear Creek, AK: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the Salmon Creek Trailer Court water system, which supplies Bear Creek. Bear Creek has no town government of its own, so Kenai Peninsula Borough runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Kenai Peninsula Borough School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bear Creek, 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 Bear Creek.
Power comes from Chugach Electric Assn
Chugach Electric Assn (Chugach Electric Assn Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Bear Creek. Its homes paid an average of 23.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $113 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 Salmon Creek Trailer Court water system
The Salmon Creek Trailer Court water system supplies Bear Creek: about 1% of residents live in its service area. About 99% 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 125 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 70% 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. AK2241062.
3 home internet providers serve Bear Creek
82% of 1,042 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fastwyre Broadband | DSL | 92% | 25/3 |
| GCI | Cable | 81% | 2,500/75 |
| SPITwSPOTS | Fixed wireless | 40% | 200/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bear Creek’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bear Creek.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bear Creek is in Kenai Peninsula Borough School District.
B+School 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
Bear Creek is unincorporated, so Kenai Peninsula 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.
Bear Creek is in ZIP code 99664
ZIP codes where Bear Creek residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bear Creek | ZIP’s residents in Bear Creek |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99664 | Seward, AK | 100% | 41% |
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 Bear Creek
Who supplies Bear Creek’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Salmon Creek Trailer Court water system (EPA ID AK2241062). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.9 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bear Creek?
Chugach Electric Assn (Chugach Electric Assn Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 23.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bear Creek?
Fastwyre Broadband, GCI, SPITwSPOTS (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bear Creek?
99664. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bear Creek in?
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District.
How do I register to vote in Bear Creek?
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.