Photo: Danielle Brigida · CC BY 2.0Living in Kaktovik, AK: what to set up and who to call
Power in Kaktovik comes from Barrow Utils & Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. North Slope Borough School District runs the public schools in Kaktovik.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Kaktovik, 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 Kaktovik.
Power comes from Barrow Utils & Elec Coop
Barrow Utils & Elec Coop (Barrow Utils & Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Kaktovik.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Nsbu - Kaktovik (Barter Is) water system
The Nsbu - Kaktovik (Barter Is) water system supplies almost all of Kaktovik. It draws surface water and serves 292 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 68% 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. AK2320248.
Which providers serve Kaktovik
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Kaktovik, 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.
We don’t have Kaktovik’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Kaktovik.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Kaktovik is in North Slope Borough 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.
Kaktovik is in ZIP code 99747
ZIP codes where Kaktovik residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Kaktovik | ZIP’s residents in Kaktovik |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99747 | Kaktovik, 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.
Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Kaktovik
Who supplies Kaktovik’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Nsbu - Kaktovik (Barter Is) water system (EPA ID AK2320248). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.8 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Kaktovik?
Barrow Utils & Elec Coop (Barrow Utils & Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What ZIP codes are in Kaktovik?
99747. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Kaktovik in?
North Slope Borough School District.
How do I register to vote in Kaktovik?
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): pending.