Drinking water stations with addresses in Whittier and their reported violations in the past:
WHITTIER WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 730, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and NOV-07-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-07-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and NOV-02-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (NOV-02-1999)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: |  7.1% | | Whole state: |  9.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 2.2% | | Whole state: | 4.0% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Whittier, AK
Whittier compared to Alaska state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage above state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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School Enrollment by Level of School
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (98%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,885 | $34,620 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $14,721 | $58,884 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
2 | $9,219 | $55,314 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $9,131 | $54,786 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Transport and Terminals |
6 | $19,738 | $39,476 | 2 | $3,646 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $9,197 | $55,182 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
16 | $64,891 | $48,668 | 2 | $3,646 |
Whittier government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $719,000
All Other: $57,000
Sewerage: $43,000
- Current Operations - Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $636,000
General - Other: $564,000
Police Protection: $248,000
Health Services - Other: $162,000
Water Utilities: $117,000
Sewerage: $43,000
Fire Protection: $16,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $22,000
Highways: $2,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $5,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $80,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $123,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $197,000
Property: $190,000
Other Selective Sales: $94,000
NEC: $9,000
Motor Vehicle License: $4,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $964,000
9.68% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,139 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.68% | | Alaska average: | 9.33% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
11.33% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,243 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 11.33% | | Alaska average: | 9.43% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Whittier:
- KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
- KUDO (1080 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHINOOK CONCERT BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KHAR (590 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KTZN (550 AM; 5 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KCHU (770 AM; 10 kW; VALDEZ, AK; Owner: TERMINAL RADIO, INC.)
- KSLD (1140 AM; 10 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
- KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
- KSRM (920 AM; 5 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC.)
- KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
- KGTL (620 AM; 5 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KSWD (950 AM; 1 kW; SEWARD, AK; Owner: NORTHERN RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Whittier:
- K202BT (88.3 FM; WHITTIER, AK; Owner: TERMINAL RADIO, INC.)
- KFAT (92.9 FM; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Whittier:
- K09UB (Channel 9; WHITTIER, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
- K02IM (Channel 2; WHITTIER, AK; Owner: WHITTIER HISTORICAL&FINE,ARTS MUSEUM)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 439 meters (1,440ft)
Total average daily traffic: 4,776
Total average daily truck traffic: 119
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3- Billings Street Lot 10, Type: Upole, Structure height: 15.2 m, Overall height: 19.2 m, Call Sign: WPOL291
Assigned Frequencies : MHz, MHz, MHz, MHz, MHz, MHz
Grant Date: 01/07/2002, Expiration Date: 04/16/2002, Cancelation Date: 07/07/2002, Certifier: Robert M Jackson
Registrant: Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens, Duffy & Prendergast, 2120 L Street, N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 659-0830, Fax: (202) 828-5568, Email:
- Whittier Cell Site; Billings Street Lot 10, Type: Upole, Structure height: 15.2 m, Overall height: 19.2 m, Call Sign: KNKQ401
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
Grant Date: 11/02/1999, Expiration Date: 10/01/2009
Registrant: Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens, Duffy & Prendergast, LLP, 2120 L Street, N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 828-5515, Fax: (202) 828-5568, Email:
- Harbor Loop (Block 1, Lot 10) (Whittier Cell Site), Type: Tower, Structure height: 21.3 m, Overall height: 24.3 m, Call Sign: KNKA536, Licensee ID: L00128694
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz
Grant Date: 01/24/2008, Expiration Date: 01/22/2018, Certifier: Ronald L Ripley
Registrant: Dobson Cellular Systems Of Alaska, LLC
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2- Dean Strid, At Entrance To Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel, Type: Pole, Structure height: 8.6 m, Overall height: 15 m, , Licensee ID: L00002062
Registrant: State Of Alaska Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel, 5820 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99507, Phone: (907) 472-2584, Email:
- GARY A ROSE, Kenai Street, Type: Mast, Structure height: 50.4 m, Overall height: 56.4 m, , Licensee ID: L00740829
Registrant: Turquoise Broadcasting Company LLC, 7370 North Catalina Ridge Drive, Tucson, AZ 85718-1369, Phone: (520) 360-5225, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2- At Entrance To Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel, Type: Pole, Structure height: 8.6 m, Overall height: 15 m, Call Sign: WPTR456
Assigned Frequencies : 0.53000 MHz
Grant Date: 11/29/2001, Expiration Date: 11/29/2011
Registrant: State Of Alaska, Doa/Itg, 5900 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99507, Phone: (907) 269-5749, Fax: (907) 269-5562, Email:
- Whittier, Mow Facility, Type: Bant, Structure height: 7.6 m, Overall height: 10.7 m, Call Sign: WPXE686
Assigned Frequencies : 37.4400 MHz, 44.0400 MHz
Grant Date: 03/18/2003, Expiration Date: 03/18/2013, Certifier: Bart Browning
Registrant: Alaska Railroad Corporation, 327 W Shipr Creek Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501, Phone: (907) 265-3901, Fax: (907) 265-2685, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4- Call Sign: KB7PHT, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00430444
Grant Date: 10/22/2002, Expiration Date: 01/12/2013, Cancelation Date: 06/03/2003, Certifier: Kristoffer P Kerce
Registrant: Kristoffer P Kerce, Phase #2 Block 12 Lot 3 Salmon Run Road, Whittier, AK 99693 - Call Sign: KB7RXZ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00691990
Grant Date: 06/03/2003, Expiration Date: 06/03/2013
Registrant: Bruce R Johnson, Blackstone Road, Whittier, AK 99693 - Call Sign: NI7X, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00612084
Grant Date: 01/31/2008, Expiration Date: 03/12/2018
Registrant: Richard G Cushing, Whittier, AK 99693 - Call Sign: KL1MX, Previous Call Sign: KB7PHT, Licensee ID: L00430444
Grant Date: 10/22/2002, Expiration Date: 01/12/2013, Cancelation Date: 04/15/2004, Certifier: Kristoffer P Kerce
Registrant: Kristoffer P Kerce, Whittier, AK 99693-0790
Whittier on our top lists:
- #84 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
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