Living in Nelson Lagoon, AK: what to set up and who to call
Nelson Lagoon has no town government of its own, so Aleutians East Borough runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Aleutians East Borough School District. Nelson Lagoon Water System reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Jan 2024.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Nelson Lagoon, 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 Nelson Lagoon.
Power comes from Nelson Lagoon Elec Coop
Nelson Lagoon Elec Coop (Nelson Lagoon Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Nelson Lagoon.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Nelson Lagoon Water System
Nelson Lagoon Water System supplies Nelson Lagoon: about 33% of residents live in its service area. About 67% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 60 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Jan 2024. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 7.0 ppb. That’s higher than 62% 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. AK2260804.
Which providers serve Nelson Lagoon
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Nelson Lagoon, 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 Nelson Lagoon’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Nelson Lagoon.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Nelson Lagoon is in Aleutians East 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Nelson Lagoon is unincorporated, so Aleutians East Borough 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.
Nelson Lagoon is in ZIP code 99571
ZIP codes where Nelson Lagoon residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Nelson Lagoon | ZIP’s residents in Nelson Lagoon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99571 | Cold Bay, AK | 100% | 45% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Questions about living in Nelson Lagoon
Who supplies Nelson Lagoon’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Nelson Lagoon Water System (EPA ID AK2260804). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Nelson Lagoon?
Nelson Lagoon Elec Coop (Nelson Lagoon Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility.
What ZIP codes are in Nelson Lagoon?
99571. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Nelson Lagoon in?
Aleutians East Borough School District.
How do I register to vote in Nelson Lagoon?
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.