About 28% of the county's 6,341 residents. Rank 10 of 29 in Alaska.
The USGS county table has no value for this county.
EPA's radon zone list has no zone for this area. Only a test tells you about your own home.
Labs with an address in this county, from the official state lists on this site, matched by ZIP code.
What to test for in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
Private wells are not regulated like public water: EPA advises owners to test their well every year for total coliform bacteria, nitrates, total dissolved solids and pH. Your state's own schedule:
We have not found a Alaska schedule yet; EPA's yearly advice applies.
Radon. EPA's radon zone list has no zone for Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area. That map is about radon in indoor air, and EPA says it should not be used to decide whether an individual home needs testing. If radon is found in your air and you have a well, EPA suggests testing the water too: see radon in well water.
For anything specific to your home (farms nearby, old plumbing, a new baby, a smell or stain), use the which-tests checklist. When the results arrive, check your numbers against EPA's limits.
Buying a home with a well in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
Loan test (FHA, VA, USDA) in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK
- VA. Test results are valid for 90 days from the date the local health authority certifies them, unless the local authority says otherwise. VA’s chapter names no list of contaminants: the water must meet the local health authority’s requirements, or EPA guidelines where it has none. Your lender may ask for specific tests.
- FHA. A well test is required in the situations FHA’s handbook lists, among others, and the report may not be more than 180 days old at disbursement.
- USDA. Guaranteed loans need a water quality test for a private well, done by the local health authority or a state-certified lab, and no more than 180 days old at closing.
Lenders can ask for more (extra tests, a particular lab, who takes the sample): ask your lender before you book. Federal rules as read on Nov 3, 2026 source 1 source 2 source 3. Full comparison: VA, FHA and USDA well water test requirements. Loan test kits sold by mail, with price and days to results: kits compared.
State-certified labs in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
None of the labs on our Alaska list has an address in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area. Labs elsewhere in the state may take samples by mail or courier: ask the lab, and check the hold time for bacteria before you send one.
Labs on the Alaska list whose own websites say they take homeowner samples: Admiralty Environmental LLC (Juneau), Mat-Su Test Lab, LLC (Palmer), SGS North America Inc.- Anchorage, AK (Anchorage). Use Check my ZIP to sort labs by distance.
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- USGS, Estimated use of water in the United States, county-level data for 2015 (Dieter et al., ver. 2.0, 2018)
- USGS, Estimated county level domestic well population with arsenic greater than 10 micrograms per liter (Ayotte, Medalie and Qi, 2017)
- U.S. EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county list (EPA 402/A-16/001)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file (lab ZIP codes to counties)
- Alaska DEC - Laboratories Certified to Perform Microbiological Analyses of Drinking Water (page as fetched 2026-11-03 (no date printed); chemistry page not available)
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