Living in Tok, AK: what to set up and who to call
Tok has no town government of its own, so Southeast Fairbanks Census Area runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Alaska Gateway School District. For a library card, the closest branch is Tok Community Library, 1.7 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Tok, 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 Tok.
Water comes from Tetlin Utility System
Tetlin Utility System supplies Tok: about 7% of residents live in its service area. About 93% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 150 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 4.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 89% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. AK2380638.
1 home internet providers serve Tok
49% of 1,157 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 49% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Telephone Company | Fiber, DSL | 72% | 1,000/100 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Tok’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Tok.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Tok is in Alaska Gateway 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Tok is unincorporated, so Southeast Fairbanks Census Area is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Tok is in ZIP code 99780
ZIP codes where Tok residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Tok | ZIP’s residents in Tok |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99780 | Tok, AK | 100% | 82% |
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 Tok
Who supplies Tok’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Tetlin Utility System (EPA ID AK2380638). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
What internet providers serve Tok?
Alaska Telephone Company (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Tok?
99780. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Tok in?
Alaska Gateway School District.
How do I register to vote in Tok?
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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.