Alaska: drinking water & radon

Alaska has 406 active community water systems. Since 2016, 245 reported health-based violations; 3 had a latest lead result above 15 ppb; 4 measured PFOA or PFOS at or above 4 ppt.

Radon zones in Alaska

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Zone 1 · highestZone 2 · moderateZone 3 · low

All ZIP codes in Alaska

272 ZIP codes.

99501Anchorage99502Anchorage99503Anchorage99504Anchorage99505Jber99506Jber99507Anchorage99508Anchorage99509Anchorage99510Anchorage99511Anchorage99513Anchorage99514Anchorage99515Anchorage99516Anchorage99517Anchorage99518Anchorage99519Anchorage99520Anchorage99521Anchorage99522Anchorage99523Anchorage99524Anchorage99529Anchorage99530Anchorage99540Indian99545Kongiganak99546Adak99547Atka99548Chignik Lake99549Port Heiden99550Port Lions99551Akiachak99552Akiak99553Akutan99554Alakanuk99555Aleknagik99556Anchor Point99557Aniak99558Anvik99559Bethel99561Chefornak99563Chevak99564Chignik99565Chignik Lagoon99566Chitina99567Chugiak99568Clam Gulch99569Clarks Point99571Cold Bay99572Cooper Landing99573Copper Center99574Cordova99575Crooked Creek99576Dillingham99577Eagle River99578Eek99579Egegik99580Ekwok99581Emmonak99583False Pass99585Marshall99586Gakona99587Girdwood99588Glennallen99589Goodnews Bay99590Grayling99591Saint George Island99599Anchorage99602Holy Cross99603Homer99604Hooper Bay99605Hope99606Iliamna99607Kalskag99608Karluk99609Kasigluk99610Kasilof99611Kenai99612King Cove99613King Salmon99614Kipnuk99615Kodiak99619Kodiak99620Kotlik99621Kwethluk99622Kwigillingok99623Wasilla99624Larsen Bay99625Levelock99626Lower Kalskag99627Mc Grath99628Manokotak99629Wasilla99630Mekoryuk99631Moose Pass99632Mountain Village99633Naknek99634Napakiak99635Nikiski99636New Stuyahok99637Toksook Bay99638Nikolski99639Ninilchik99640Nondalton99641Nunapitchuk99643Old Harbor99644Ouzinkie99645Palmer99647Pedro Bay99648Perryville99649Pilot Point99650Pilot Station99651Platinum99652Big Lake99653Port Alsworth99654Wasilla99655Quinhagak99656Red Devil99657Russian Mission99658Saint Marys99659Saint Michael99660Saint Paul Island99661Sand Point99662Scammon Bay99663Seldovia99664Seward99665Shageluk99666Nunam Iqua99667Skwentna99668Sleetmute99669Soldotna99670South Naknek99671Stebbins99672Sterling99674Sutton99675Takotna99676Talkeetna99677Tatitlek99678Togiak99679Tuluksak99680Tuntutuliak99681Tununak99682Tyonek99683Trapper Creek99684Unalakleet99685Unalaska99686Valdez99687Wasilla99688Willow99689Yakutat99690Nightmute99691Nikolai99692Dutch Harbor99693Whittier99694Houston99695Anchorage99697Kodiak99701Fairbanks99702Eielson Afb99703Fort Wainwright99704Clear99705North Pole99706Fairbanks99707Fairbanks99708Fairbanks99709Fairbanks99710Fairbanks99711Fairbanks99712Fairbanks99714Salcha99716Two Rivers99720Allakaket99721Anaktuvuk Pass99722Arctic Village99723Barrow99724Beaver99725Ester99726Bettles Field99727Buckland99729Cantwell99730Central99731Fort Greely99732Chicken99733Circle99734Prudhoe Bay99736Deering99737Delta Junction99738Eagle99739Elim99740Fort Yukon99741Galena99742Gambell99743Healy99744Anderson99745Hughes99746Huslia99747Kaktovik99748Kaltag99749Kiana99750Kivalina99751Kobuk99752Kotzebue99753Koyuk99754Koyukuk99755Denali National Park99756Manley Hot Springs99757Lake Minchumina99758Minto99759Point Lay99760Nenana99761Noatak99762Nome99763Noorvik99764Northway99765Nulato99766Point Hope99767Rampart99768Ruby99769Savoonga99770Selawik99771Shaktoolik99772Shishmaref99773Shungnak99774Stevens Village99775Fairbanks99776Tanacross99777Tanana99778Teller99780Tok99781Venetie99782Wainwright99783Wales99784White Mountain99785Brevig Mission99786Ambler99788Chalkyitsik99789Nuiqsut99790Fairbanks99791Atqasuk99801Juneau99802Juneau99803Juneau99811Juneau99812Juneau99820Angoon99821Auke Bay99824Douglas99825Elfin Cove99826Gustavus99827Haines99829Hoonah99830Kake99832Pelican99833Petersburg99835Sitka99836Port Alexander99840Skagway99841Tenakee Springs99850Juneau99901Ketchikan99903Meyers Chuck99918Coffman Cove99919Thorne Bay99921Craig99922Hydaburg99923Hyder99925Klawock99926Metlakatla99927Point Baker99928Ward Cove99929Wrangell

What this is — and isn’t. These are records your water utility and state reported to the EPA, and the EPA’s radon map for your county. They describe the system and the area, not the water from your own tap or the air in your home. For that, read your utility’s annual Consumer Confidence Report and test: lead and radon tests are inexpensive.

Questions

How many water systems in Alaska have violations?

245 of 406 active community water systems in Alaska reported at least one health-based violation since 2016 (EPA SDWIS).

What is the radon risk in Alaska?

No ZIP codes are in EPA radon zone 1, 51 in zone 2 and 182 in zone 3. EPA recommends testing every home.