St. Nicholas Church · Photo: Jet Lowe · Public domainLiving in Nikolski, AK: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2004 is still open for the Nikolski Village water system. Nikolski has no town government of its own, so Aleutians West Census Area runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Aleutian Region School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Nikolski, 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 Nikolski.
Power comes from City of Saint Paul
City of Saint Paul (City of Saint Paul - (AK)), a municipal utility, serves all of Nikolski.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Nikolski Village water system
The Nikolski Village water system supplies Nikolski: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 34 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people. 1 older violation is still open, since 2004: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2005, was 12.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2005: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. AK2260278.
Which providers serve Nikolski
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Nikolski, 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 Nikolski’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Nikolski.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Nikolski is in Aleutian Region 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
Nikolski is unincorporated, so Aleutians West 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.
Nikolski is in ZIP code 99638
ZIP codes where Nikolski residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Nikolski | ZIP’s residents in Nikolski |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99638 | Nikolski, 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.
Questions about living in Nikolski
Who supplies Nikolski’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Nikolski Village water system (EPA ID AK2260278). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 12.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2005), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Nikolski?
City of Saint Paul (City of Saint Paul - (AK)), a municipal utility.
What ZIP codes are in Nikolski?
99638. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Nikolski in?
Aleutian Region School District.
How do I register to vote in Nikolski?
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.