Photo: Wanetta Ayers · Public domainLiving in Unalaska, AK: what to set up and who to call
Unalaska runs its own electric utility, City of Unalaska. Children in Unalaska attend Unalaska City School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Unalaska, 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 Unalaska.
Power comes from City of Unalaska
City of Unalaska (City of Unalaska - (AK)), a municipal utility, serves all of Unalaska.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Unalaska Water System
Unalaska Water System supplies Unalaska: about 58% of residents live in its service area. About 42% 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 9,400 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.4 ppb. That’s higher than 83% 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. AK2260309.
2 home internet providers serve Unalaska
94% of 578 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GCI | Fiber | 96% | 2,500/75 |
| OptimERA | Fixed wireless | 98% | 10/1 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Unalaska’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Unalaska.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Unalaska is in Unalaska City School District.
ASchool gradeSee 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.
Unalaska spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Unalaska residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Unalaska | ZIP’s residents in Unalaska |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99685 | Unalaska, AK | 84% | 100% |
| 99692 | Dutch Harbor, AK | 16% | 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 Unalaska
Who supplies Unalaska’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Unalaska Water System (EPA ID AK2260309). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.1 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Unalaska?
City of Unalaska (City of Unalaska - (AK)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Unalaska?
GCI, OptimERA (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Unalaska?
99685 (84%), 99692 (16%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Unalaska in?
Unalaska City School District.
How do I register to vote in Unalaska?
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.