Photo: AlaskaTrekker at English Wikipedia · CC BY 2.5Living in Seldovia, AK: what to set up and who to call
Seldovia Water System reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×3, a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule). 77% of systems its size reported none. Power in Seldovia comes from Chugach Electric Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Seldovia, 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 Seldovia.
Power comes from Chugach Electric Assn
Chugach Electric Assn (Chugach Electric Assn Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Seldovia. Its homes paid an average of 23.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $113 a month (its average across Alaska).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Seldovia Water System
Seldovia Water System supplies Seldovia: about 83% of residents live in its service area. About 17% 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 418 people in all.
4 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×3, a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule), the latest beginning Oct 2025. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 63% 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. AK2240707.
2 home internet providers serve Seldovia
64% of 228 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Communications | DSL | 74% | 10/1 |
| SPITwSPOTS | Fixed wireless | 70% | 300/75 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Seldovia’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Seldovia.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Seldovia is in Kenai Peninsula 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.
Seldovia is in ZIP code 99663
ZIP codes where Seldovia residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Seldovia | ZIP’s residents in Seldovia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99663 | Seldovia, AK | 100% | 52% |
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 Seldovia
Who supplies Seldovia’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Seldovia Water System (EPA ID AK2240707). It reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×3, a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Seldovia?
Chugach Electric Assn (Chugach Electric Assn Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 23.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Seldovia?
Alaska Communications, SPITwSPOTS (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Seldovia?
99663. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Seldovia in?
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District.
How do I register to vote in Seldovia?
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.