The Chugach Heritage Center, housed in the historic train depot downtown, also is to open this spring. 83 residents hold commercial fishing permits. Seward hosted tourists from over 110 cruise ship dockings in 1997. Over 200,000 travelers toured the Kenai Fjords National Park visitors center in Seward in 1996. Facilities Water is supplied by eight wells, is treated and distributed throughout Seward.
Sewage is collected via pipes to a secondary treatment lagoon.
Almost all homes are fully plumbed. Seward Electric System purchases power from Chugach Electric, and owns five standby diesel generators. Funds have been requested to develop a new water well to keep up with demand. Transportation Seward is connected to the Alaska Highway system by the Seward Highway. Daily air services and charters are available at the State-owned airport.