Living in Chignik Lake, AK: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2026 is still open for Chignik Lake Water System. Chignik Lake 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 Lake, 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 Lake.
Power comes from Kokhanok Village Council
Kokhanok Village Council (Kokhanok Village Council), a political subdivision utility, serves all of Chignik Lake.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Chignik Lake Water System
Chignik Lake Water System supplies Chignik Lake: about 6% of residents live in its service area. About 94% 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 200 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 Jun 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 Jan–Jun 2019, was 3.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2019: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. AK2261096.
1 home internet providers serve Chignik Lake
95% of 74 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GCI | Fiber | 97% | 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 Lake’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Chignik Lake.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Chignik Lake 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 Lake 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 Lake is in ZIP code 99548
ZIP codes where Chignik Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Chignik Lake | ZIP’s residents in Chignik Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99548 | Chignik Lake, AK | 100% | 94% |
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 Lake
Who supplies Chignik Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Chignik Lake Water System (EPA ID AK2261096). 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 3.4 ppb (Jan–Jun 2019), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Chignik Lake?
Kokhanok Village Council (Kokhanok Village Council), a political subdivision utility.
What internet providers serve Chignik Lake?
GCI (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Chignik Lake?
99548. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Chignik Lake in?
Lake and Peninsula Borough School District.
How do I register to vote in Chignik Lake?
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.