Photo: Sir Mildred Pierce, from North Augusta, South Carolina, USA · CC BY 2.0Living in Nome, AK: what to set up and who to call
Nome runs its own electric utility, Nome Joint Utility Systems. There is no curbside pickup in Nome: residents take trash to Nome Municipal Landfill.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Nome, 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 Nome.
Power comes from Nome Joint Utility Systems
Nome Joint Utility Systems (Nome Joint Utility Systems), a municipal utility, serves all of Nome.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Nome Joint Utility System
Nome Joint Utility System supplies almost all of Nome. It draws ground water and serves 3,920 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 76% 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. AK2340010.
2 home internet providers serve Nome
98% of 1,218 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GCI | Cable | 96% | 2,500/75 |
| Fastwyre Broadband | DSL | 82% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
No curbside pickup in Nome: trash goes to the landfill
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Nome, from the town’s own site.
Nome Municipal Landfill
3.0 mile Beam Road, near Nome, AK
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
- Glass
- Aluminum Cans
- Cardboard and Shredded Paper
- Metal
- Copper
- E-Waste
From nomealaska.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Nome is in Nome School District.
C+School gradeSee 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.
Nome is in ZIP code 99762
ZIP codes where Nome residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Nome | ZIP’s residents in Nome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99762 | Nome, AK | 100% | 89% |
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.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Nome
Who supplies Nome’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Nome Joint Utility System (EPA ID AK2340010). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.4 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Nome?
Nome Joint Utility Systems (Nome Joint Utility Systems), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Nome?
GCI, Fastwyre Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Nome?
99762. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Nome in?
Nome School District.
How do I register to vote in Nome?
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: Nome’s own website (nomealaska.org), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.