Living in Lake Minchumina, AK: what to set up and who to call
Lake Minchumina has no town government of its own, so Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Iditarod Area School District. Power in Lake Minchumina comes from Alaska Village Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lake Minchumina, 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 Lake Minchumina.
Power comes from Alaska Village Elec Coop
Alaska Village Elec Coop (Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Lake Minchumina. Its homes paid an average of 65.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $319 a month (its average across Alaska).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Which providers serve Lake Minchumina
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Lake Minchumina, 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 Lake Minchumina’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lake Minchumina.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lake Minchumina is in Iditarod Area 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Lake Minchumina is unincorporated, so Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Lake Minchumina is in ZIP code 99757
ZIP codes where Lake Minchumina residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lake Minchumina | ZIP’s residents in Lake Minchumina |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99757 | Lake Minchumina, 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 Lake Minchumina
Who provides electricity in Lake Minchumina?
Alaska Village Elec Coop (Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 65.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Lake Minchumina?
99757. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lake Minchumina in?
Iditarod Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Lake Minchumina?
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): pending.