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The Hoonah handbook

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

Hoonah PWS reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×2. 78% of systems its size reported none. For an emergency, Bartlett Regional Hospital is the closest ER, 37.8 miles away.

Who supplies the water?Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Hoonah, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

WaterHoonah PWS2 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAMore →
InternetWhich providers serve HoonahData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Hoonah’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolHoonah City School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code99829Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Hoonah.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Hoonah PWS

Hoonah PWS supplies Hoonah: about 61% of residents live in its service area. About 39% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 980 people in all.

2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×2, the latest beginning Jan 2023. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile5.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 5.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 9.2 ppb. That’s higher than 93% 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. AK2130067.

Internet

Which providers serve Hoonah

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Hoonah, 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.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Hoonah’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hoonah.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupCheck cityofhoonah.orgOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Hoonah or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Hoonah kids go to
PK–12Hoonah City SchoolHoonah City School District

Hoonah is in Hoonah 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Official sitecityofhoonah.orgHoonah’s own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsHoonah’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereAbsentee and Petition OfficeElections here are run by State of Alaska (state election office). 3651 Penland Pkwy Floor 2, Anchorage, AK 99508 · (907) 270-2700FVAP, Jun 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemyvoterportal.alaska.govThe state’s voter lookup

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

Hoonah is in ZIP code 99829

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of HoonahZIP’s residents in Hoonah
99829Hoonah, AK100%97%
Area code99829Wikidata

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.

Nearest emergency roomBartlett Regional Hospital37.8 miles awayGet a library cardGustavus Public Library14 Gustavus Road · (907) 697-2350

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Hoonah

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

Hoonah PWS (EPA ID AK2130067). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×2. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.6 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

What ZIP codes are in Hoonah?

99829. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Hoonah in?

Hoonah City School District.

How do I register to vote in Hoonah?

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.
  • 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.