Living in Point Hope, AK: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Point Hope comes from the Nsbu - Point Hope water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in Point Hope comes from Barrow Utils & Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Point Hope, 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 Point Hope.
Power comes from Barrow Utils & Elec Coop
Barrow Utils & Elec Coop (Barrow Utils & Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Point Hope.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Nsbu - Point Hope water system
The Nsbu - Point Hope water system supplies Point Hope: about 93% of residents live in its service area. About 7% 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 881 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, 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. AK2320426.
1 home internet providers serve Point Hope
87% of 256 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative | Fiber | 82% | 1,024/330 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Point Hope’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Point Hope.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Point Hope is in North Slope 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.
Point Hope is in ZIP code 99766
ZIP codes where Point Hope residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Point Hope | ZIP’s residents in Point Hope |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99766 | Point Hope, 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.
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 Point Hope
Who supplies Point Hope’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Nsbu - Point Hope water system (EPA ID AK2320426). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Point Hope?
Barrow Utils & Elec Coop (Barrow Utils & Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Point Hope?
Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Point Hope?
99766. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Point Hope in?
North Slope Borough School District.
How do I register to vote in Point Hope?
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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.