Photo: Andrei from New York City/Juneau, U.S.A. · CC BY 2.0Living in Utqiaġvik, AK: what to set up and who to call
Barrow Utilities & Elec. Coop., Inc. (Bu reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Oct 2024. Power in Utqiaġvik comes from Barrow Utils & Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Utqiaġvik, 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 Utqiaġvik.
Power comes from Barrow Utils & Elec Coop
Barrow Utils & Elec Coop (Barrow Utils & Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 99.4% of Utqiaġvik residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Barrow Utilities & Elec. Coop., Inc. (Bu
Barrow Utilities & Elec. Coop., Inc. (Bu supplies Utqiaġvik: about 85% of residents live in its service area. About 15% 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 4,900 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Oct 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. AK2320078.
2 home internet providers serve Utqiaġvik
99% of 1,446 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GCI | Cable | 96% | 2,500/75 |
| Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative | Fiber | 86% | 1,024/330 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Utqiaġvik’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Utqiaġvik.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Utqiaġvik 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.
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.
Utqiaġvik is in ZIP code 99723
ZIP codes where Utqiaġvik residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Utqiaġvik | ZIP’s residents in Utqiaġvik |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99723 | Barrow, 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. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Utqiaġvik
Who supplies Utqiaġvik’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Barrow Utilities & Elec. Coop., Inc. (Bu (EPA ID AK2320078). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Utqiaġvik?
Barrow Utils & Elec Coop (Barrow Utils & Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Utqiaġvik?
GCI, Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Utqiaġvik?
99723. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Utqiaġvik in?
North Slope Borough School District.
How do I register to vote in Utqiaġvik?
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.