Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domainLiving in Port Alexander, AK: what to set up and who to call
Port Alexander PWS reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Jan 2022. The nearest emergency room is Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, 62.3 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Port Alexander, 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 Port Alexander.
Water comes from Port Alexander PWS
Port Alexander PWS supplies Port Alexander: about 31% of residents live in its service area. About 69% 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 95 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Jan 2022. 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 78% 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. AK2130156.
Which providers serve Port Alexander
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Port Alexander, 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 Port Alexander’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Port Alexander.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Port Alexander is in Southeast Island 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.
Port Alexander is in ZIP code 99836
ZIP codes where Port Alexander residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Port Alexander | ZIP’s residents in Port Alexander |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99836 | Port Alexander, 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.
ER: CMS hospital data.
Questions about living in Port Alexander
Who supplies Port Alexander’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Port Alexander PWS (EPA ID AK2130156). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.5 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
What ZIP codes are in Port Alexander?
99836. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Port Alexander in?
Southeast Island School District.
How do I register to vote in Port Alexander?
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.
- 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.