There is a tri-language system in Chevak; English, Cup’ik, and a mixture of the two languages.

Transportation into, and out of, Chevak is by air or water, or regional ice roads in the winter.

The wind generated in Chevak is classified as "Class 6 – Outstanding", and is owned and operated by AVEC (Alaska Villages Electric Cooperative).

An outage, due to the old school fire in 2021, affected service to the eastern half of Chevak, with many residents forced to resort back to honey buckets as toilets.

61°25′56″N 165°27′03″W / 61.43222°N 165.45083°W / 61.43222; -165.45083 (Old Chevak)[13] In the 1940s, residents relocated 9 miles northwest to a new village due to flooding from high storm tides.

The new Chevak appeared on the 1950[15] U.S. Census as an unincorporated village, relocated from its original site 9 miles away on higher ground.

As of 2022, Chevak has a post office, community hall, radio station, three stores, a church, a clinic, a public safety building, and two restaurants.

There are no public lodges or hotels in Chevak, although visitors invited by the Traditional Council are often provided housing.

[17] Two individuals went missing at the time of the fire, which resulted in the Alaska State Troopers launching an investigation.

[18] The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is providing 2.5 million dollars in funds towards the cleanup effort and removal of debris from the destroyed school.