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The Craig handbook

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

Every home in Craig is in ZIP code 99921. For an emergency, Peacehealth Ketchikan Medical Center is the closest ER, 56.7 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Craig, 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 Craig.

Electricity

Power comes from Alaska Power and Telephone

Alaska Power and Telephone (Alaska Power and Telephone Co), an investor-owned utility, serves 82.8% of Craig residents. Its homes paid an average of 41.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $172 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 Craig Public Works

Craig Public Works supplies almost all of Craig. It draws surface water and serves 1,475 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile4.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 4.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 91% 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. AK2120193.

Internet

1 home internet providers serve Craig

85% of 550 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Alaska Telephone CompanyFiber81%1,000/100

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Craig’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Craig.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Craig kids go to
PK–5Craig ElementaryCraig City School District
6–8Craig Middle SchoolCraig City School District
9–12Craig High SchoolCraig City School District

Craig is in Craig City School District.

DSchool gradeSee 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

Craig is in ZIP code 99921

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of CraigZIP’s residents in Craig
99921Craig, AK100%64%
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. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Craig

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

Craig Public Works (EPA ID AK2120193). 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 4.6 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Craig?

Alaska Power and Telephone (Alaska Power and Telephone Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 41.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Craig?

Alaska Telephone Company (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Craig?

99921. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Craig in?

Craig City School District.

How do I register to vote in Craig?

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.