Photo: Alaska DOT&PF · CC BY 2.0Living in Galena, AK: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2025 is still open for the Galena Wtp1 - City water system. Galena runs its own electric utility, Galena Electric Utility.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Galena, 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 Galena.
Power comes from Galena Electric Utility
Galena Electric Utility (Galena Electric Utility), a municipal utility, serves all of Galena.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Galena Wtp1 - City water system
The Galena Wtp1 - City water system supplies almost all of Galena. It draws ground water and serves 490 people in all.
13 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×5, disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×4, a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×4, the latest beginning Nov 2025. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none. 3 older violations are still open, since 2025: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 3.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 21.0 ppb. That’s higher than 85% 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. AK2360272.
Which providers serve Galena
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Galena, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Galena’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Galena.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Galena is in Galena City 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.
Galena is in ZIP code 99741
ZIP codes where Galena residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Galena | ZIP’s residents in Galena |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99741 | Galena, 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.
Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Galena
Who supplies Galena’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Galena Wtp1 - City water system (EPA ID AK2360272). It reported 13 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×5, disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×4, a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×4. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.6 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Galena?
Galena Electric Utility (Galena Electric Utility), a municipal utility.
What ZIP codes are in Galena?
99741. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Galena in?
Galena City School District.
How do I register to vote in Galena?
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): pending.