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

Power in Houston comes from Matanuska Electric Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest emergency room is Mat-Su Regional Medical Center, 18.1 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

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

PowerMatanuska Electric Assncooperative utility · 24.5¢/kWhMore →Internet1 providers29% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Houston’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolMatanuska-Susitna Borough School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes99694, 99652Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Matanuska Electric Assn

Matanuska Electric Assn (Matanuska Electric Assn Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Houston. Its homes paid an average of 24.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $144 a month (its average across Alaska).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

1 home internet providers serve Houston

29% of 1,062 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 22% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Matanuska Telecom AssociationDSL, Fiber89%1,000/200

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Houston’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Houston.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupCheck houstonak.comOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Houston 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.

Houston kids go to
PK–526 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Houston Middle SchoolMatanuska-Susitna Borough School District
9–12Houston High SchoolMatanuska-Susitna Borough School District

Houston is in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District.

A−School 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.

Official sitehoustonak.comHouston’s own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsHouston’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

Houston spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of HoustonZIP’s residents in Houston
99694Houston, AK81%98%
99652Big Lake, AK18%7%

A few homes fall in 99623.

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.

Nearest emergency roomMat-Su Regional Medical Center18.1 miles awayGet a library cardBig Lake Public Library3140 South Big Lake Road · (907) 861-7635

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

Questions about living in Houston

Who provides electricity in Houston?

Matanuska Electric Assn (Matanuska Electric Assn Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 24.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Houston?

Matanuska Telecom Association (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Houston?

99694 (81%), 99652 (18%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Houston in?

Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District.

How do I register to vote in Houston?

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.

  • 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.