MacKinnon Apartments · Photo: NoeHill · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Juneau, AK: what to set up and who to call
Juneau spans 2 ZIP codes; 99801 holds the most residents (93%). Bartlett Regional Hospital, 11 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Juneau, 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 Juneau.
Power comes from Alaska Electric Light & Power
Alaska Electric Light & Power (Alaska Electric Light & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 99.2% of Juneau residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $125 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 City and Borough of Juneau water system
The City and Borough of Juneau water system supplies almost all of Juneau. It draws surface water and serves 38,526 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.6 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. AK2110342.
3 home internet providers serve Juneau
98% of 9,749 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GCI | Cable | 97% | 2,500/75 |
| Alaska Communications | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 77% | 300/100 |
| TheSnowCloud | Fixed wireless | 31% | 200/30 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Juneau’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Juneau.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Juneau is in Juneau 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.
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.
Juneau spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Juneau residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Juneau | ZIP’s residents in Juneau |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99801 | Juneau, AK | 93% | 100% |
| 99824 | Douglas, AK | 7% | 100% |
99802, 99803, 99811, 99812 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Juneau
Who supplies Juneau’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City and Borough of Juneau water system (EPA ID AK2110342). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Juneau?
Alaska Electric Light & Power (Alaska Electric Light & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Juneau?
GCI, Alaska Communications, TheSnowCloud (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Juneau?
99801 (93%), 99824 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Juneau in?
Juneau Borough School District.
How do I register to vote in Juneau?
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.