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

Mud Bay has no town government of its own, so Haines Borough runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Haines Borough School District. For an emergency, Bartlett Regional Hospital is the closest ER, 65.1 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Mud Bay has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Haines Borough, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Mud Bay’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Mud Bay, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerAlaska Power and Telephoneinvestor-owned utility · 41.8¢/kWhMore →Internet1 providers0% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Mud Bay’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolHaines Borough School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code99827Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Mud Bay.

Electricity

Power comes from Alaska Power and Telephone

Alaska Power and Telephone (Alaska Power and Telephone Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mud Bay. 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.

Internet

1 home internet providers serve Mud Bay

0% of 135 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Alaska Telephone CompanyDSL89%50/10

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Mud Bay’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mud Bay.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileMud Bay has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Mud Bay kids go to
PK–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Mud Bay is in Haines 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Mud Bay is unincorporated, so Haines Borough is the local government.

Local governmentHaines BoroughMud Bay is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
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

Mud Bay is in ZIP code 99827

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Mud BayZIP’s residents in Mud Bay
99827Haines, AK100%7%

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 roomBartlett Regional Hospital65.1 miles awayGet a library cardHaines Borough Public Library111 Third Avenue South · (907) 766-2545

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

Questions about living in Mud Bay

Who provides electricity in Mud Bay?

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 Mud Bay?

Alaska Telephone Company (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Mud Bay?

99827. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Mud Bay in?

Haines Borough School District.

How do I register to vote in Mud Bay?

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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.