Living in Chignik Lagoon, AK: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2026 is still open for Chignik Lagoon Water System. Chignik Lagoon has no town government of its own, so Lake and Peninsula Borough runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Lake and Peninsula Borough School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Chignik Lagoon, 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 Chignik Lagoon.
Power comes from Kokhanok Village Council
Kokhanok Village Council (Kokhanok Village Council), a political subdivision utility, serves 81.9% of Chignik Lagoon residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Chignik Lagoon Water System
Chignik Lagoon Water System supplies Chignik Lagoon: about 28% of residents live in its service area. About 72% 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 273 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning May 2026. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 2.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.8 ppb. That’s higher than 78% 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. AK2261444.
1 home internet providers serve Chignik Lagoon
100% of 188 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GCI | Fiber | 99% | 2,500/75 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Chignik Lagoon’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Chignik Lagoon.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Chignik Lagoon is in Lake and Peninsula 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Chignik Lagoon is unincorporated, so Lake and 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.
Chignik Lagoon is in ZIP code 99565
ZIP codes where Chignik Lagoon residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Chignik Lagoon | ZIP’s residents in Chignik Lagoon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99565 | Chignik Lagoon, 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.
Questions about living in Chignik Lagoon
Who supplies Chignik Lagoon’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Chignik Lagoon Water System (EPA ID AK2261444). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.5 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Chignik Lagoon?
Kokhanok Village Council (Kokhanok Village Council), a political subdivision utility.
What internet providers serve Chignik Lagoon?
GCI (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Chignik Lagoon?
99565. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Chignik Lagoon in?
Lake and Peninsula Borough School District.
How do I register to vote in Chignik Lagoon?
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.