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The Prudhoe Bay handbook

Living in Prudhoe Bay, AK: what to set up and who to call

Prudhoe Bay has no town government of its own, so North Slope Borough runs its elections and most services, and its children attend North Slope Borough School District. Power in Prudhoe Bay comes from Barrow Utils & Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Prudhoe Bay has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in North Slope Borough, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Prudhoe Bay’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Prudhoe Bay, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerBarrow Utils & Elec Coopcooperative utilityMore →
InternetWhich providers serve Prudhoe BayData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Prudhoe Bay’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolNorth Slope Borough School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes99734, 99519Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Prudhoe Bay.

Electricity

Power comes from Barrow Utils & Elec Coop

Barrow Utils & Elec Coop (Barrow Utils & Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Prudhoe Bay.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

Which providers serve Prudhoe Bay

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Prudhoe Bay, 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.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Prudhoe Bay’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Prudhoe Bay.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on filePrudhoe Bay has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Prudhoe Bay kids go to
PK–128 schoolsDepends on your address

Prudhoe Bay is in North Slope Borough School District.

CSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Prudhoe Bay is unincorporated, so North Slope Borough is the local government.

Local governmentNorth Slope BoroughPrudhoe Bay is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereAbsentee and Petition OfficeElections here are run by State of Alaska (state election office). 3651 Penland Pkwy Floor 2, Anchorage, AK 99508 · (907) 270-2700FVAP, Jun 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemyvoterportal.alaska.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Prudhoe Bay spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Prudhoe Bay residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Prudhoe BayZIP’s residents in Prudhoe Bay
99734Prudhoe Bay, AK79%100%
99519Anchorage, AK17%15%

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 Prudhoe Bay

Who provides electricity in Prudhoe Bay?

Barrow Utils & Elec Coop (Barrow Utils & Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.

What ZIP codes are in Prudhoe Bay?

99734 (79%), 99519 (17%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Prudhoe Bay in?

North Slope Borough School District.

How do I register to vote in Prudhoe Bay?

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.

  • 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.