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

Kake Municipal Water reported 16 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×16. 77% of systems its size reported none. The nearest emergency room is Petersburg Medical Center, 29.8 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 Kake, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

WaterKake Municipal Water16 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAMore →
InternetWhich providers serve KakeData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Kake’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolKake City School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code99830Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Kake Municipal Water

Kake Municipal Water supplies almost all of Kake. It draws surface water and serves 415 people in all.

16 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×16, the latest beginning Apr 2026. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile7.9 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 7.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 20.0 ppb. That’s higher than 96% 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. AK2130083.

Internet

Which providers serve Kake

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Kake, 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 Kake’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Kake.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupCheck cityofkake.comOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Kake 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.

Kake kids go to
PK–12Kake Elementary & High SchoolKake City School District

Kake is in Kake 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 sitecityofkake.comKake’s own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsKake’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

Kake is in ZIP code 99830

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of KakeZIP’s residents in Kake
99830Kake, AK100%100%
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 roomPetersburg Medical Center29.8 miles awayGet a library cardShirly Jackson Community Library175 Library Dr · (907) 785-3741

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

Questions about living in Kake

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

Kake Municipal Water (EPA ID AK2130083). It reported 16 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×16. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 7.9 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

What ZIP codes are in Kake?

99830. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Kake in?

Kake City School District.

How do I register to vote in Kake?

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.