Photo: Bering Land Bridge National Preserve · CC BY 2.0Living in Deering, AK: what to set up and who to call
Deering Utility System reported 18 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×10, a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×4, disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×4. 77% of systems its size reported none. Power in Deering comes from Alaska Village Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Deering, 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 Deering.
Power comes from Alaska Village Elec Coop
Alaska Village Elec Coop (Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Deering. Its homes paid an average of 65.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $319 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 Deering Utility System
Deering Utility System supplies almost all of Deering. It draws surface water and serves 160 people in all.
18 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×10, a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×4, disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×4, the latest beginning Apr 2024. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 5.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 92% 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. AK2340222.
1 home internet providers serve Deering
100% of 87 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GCI | Fiber | 100% | 2,500/75 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Deering’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Deering.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Deering is in Northwest Arctic 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.
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.
Deering is in ZIP code 99736
ZIP codes where Deering residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Deering | ZIP’s residents in Deering |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99736 | Deering, 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.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data.
Questions about living in Deering
Who supplies Deering’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Deering Utility System (EPA ID AK2340222). It reported 18 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×10, a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×4, disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×4. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.4 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Deering?
Alaska Village Elec Coop (Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 65.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Deering?
GCI (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Deering?
99736. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Deering in?
Northwest Arctic Borough School District.
How do I register to vote in Deering?
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.