Living in Newhalen, AK: what to set up and who to call
Newhalen Water System reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×3. 78% of systems its size reported none. Power in Newhalen comes from Kokhanok Village Council, a political subdivision utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Newhalen, 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 Newhalen.
Power comes from Kokhanok Village Council
Kokhanok Village Council (Kokhanok Village Council), a political subdivision utility, serves all of Newhalen.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Newhalen Water System
Newhalen Water System supplies Newhalen: about 54% of residents live in its service area. About 46% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 80 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×3, the latest beginning Dec 2021. 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. AK2260066.
Which providers serve Newhalen
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Newhalen, 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 Newhalen’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Newhalen.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Newhalen is in Lake and Peninsula 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.
Newhalen is in ZIP code 99606
ZIP codes where Newhalen residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Newhalen | ZIP’s residents in Newhalen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99606 | Iliamna, AK | 100% | 39% |
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 Newhalen
Who supplies Newhalen’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Newhalen Water System (EPA ID AK2260066). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×3. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Newhalen?
Kokhanok Village Council (Kokhanok Village Council), a political subdivision utility.
What ZIP codes are in Newhalen?
99606. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Newhalen in?
Lake and Peninsula Borough School District.
How do I register to vote in Newhalen?
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.