Hydaburg Totem Park · Photo: Joseph from Cabin On The Road, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Hydaburg, AK: what to set up and who to call
The Hydaburg water system reported 7 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×7. 77% of systems its size reported none. The nearest emergency room is Peacehealth Ketchikan Medical Center, 45.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hydaburg, 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 Hydaburg.
Power comes from Alaska Power and Telephone
Alaska Power and Telephone (Alaska Power and Telephone Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hydaburg. 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.
Water comes from Hydaburg water system
The Hydaburg water system supplies almost all of Hydaburg. It draws surface water and serves 415 people in all.
7 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×7, the latest beginning Apr 2026. 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 Jan–Jun 2026, was 4.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 25.1 ppb. That’s higher than 88% 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. AK2120224.
1 home internet providers serve Hydaburg
85% of 166 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Telephone Company | Fiber, DSL | 87% | 1,000/100 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hydaburg’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hydaburg.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hydaburg is in Hydaburg 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.
Hydaburg is in ZIP code 99922
ZIP codes where Hydaburg residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hydaburg | ZIP’s residents in Hydaburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99922 | Hydaburg, 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. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Hydaburg
Who supplies Hydaburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Hydaburg water system (EPA ID AK2120224). It reported 7 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×7. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.2 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hydaburg?
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 Hydaburg?
Alaska Telephone Company (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hydaburg?
99922. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hydaburg in?
Hydaburg City School District.
How do I register to vote in Hydaburg?
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.