Photo: Justin Morgan · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Wasilla, AK: what to set up and who to call
Power in Wasilla comes from Matanuska Electric Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Wasilla has its own train station.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wasilla, 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 Wasilla.
Power comes from Matanuska Electric Assn
Matanuska Electric Assn (Matanuska Electric Assn Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Wasilla. Its homes paid an average of 24.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $144 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 Wasilla Water System
Wasilla Water System supplies almost all of Wasilla. It draws ground water and serves 18,492 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 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 4.3 ppb. That’s higher than 82% 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. AK2224646.
2 home internet providers serve Wasilla
95% of 2,992 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 33% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GCI | Cable | 90% | 2,500/75 |
| Matanuska Telecom Association | DSL, Fiber | 88% | 1,000/200 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Wasilla’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wasilla.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Wasilla is in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District.
A−School 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.
Wasilla spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Wasilla residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wasilla | ZIP’s residents in Wasilla |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99654 | Wasilla, AK | 93% | 21% |
| 99623 | Wasilla, AK | 7% | 3% |
99629, 99687 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Wasilla
Who supplies Wasilla’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Wasilla Water System (EPA ID AK2224646). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% 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 Wasilla?
Matanuska Electric Assn (Matanuska Electric Assn Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 24.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Wasilla?
GCI, Matanuska Telecom Association (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wasilla?
99654 (93%), 99623 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wasilla in?
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District.
How do I register to vote in Wasilla?
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.