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Alatna, Alaska aerial view
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In Alaska, this town has 11 residents.

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Photo of Alatna

Alatna, AK · Photo: Bill Raften, US Fish & Wildlife Service · Public domain · Source ↗

Is Alatna a good place to live?

No town among the 42 in Alaska we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Alatna. 38% of the land in Alatna is conserved, above both Alaska’s towns (15%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Alatna has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

11 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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Getting set up

Moving to Alatna: who provides what

Alatna is unincorporated, so Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerAlaska Village Elec Coop65.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesYukon-Koyukuk Census AreaYukon-Koyukuk Census Area provides services here
SchoolsYukon-Koyukuk School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Alaska you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereAbsentee and Petition OfficeState of Alaska; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code9972099720 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Alatna.

Outdoors

Nearly a third of Alatna is conserved land

Alatna’s concentration of trails stands at 0.2 miles per square mile. 5.9 miles of trail.

38%conserved
38%
conserved · 8,894 of 23,381 acres
5.9 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Health

Compared with most of Alaska and the rest of the country, more of Alatna’s adults report frequent physical distress

Only one of the 42 Alaska towns we compare has a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Alatna. Among adults locally, 31% say their health is fair or poor. Against the Alaska average, Alatna comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 20. Two figures for adults here: 28% smoke cigarettes, 18% have diabetes.

AlatnaAlaska townsU.S. towns
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)31%18%19%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)28%16%14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)18%8.8%12%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)20%13%14%
32 measures vs. Alaska
1 better11 too close to call20 worse
What stands outAlatnaAK
More adults treating high blood pressure72.1%68%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth29.4%13.5%
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Top of a moderate hazard risk in Alatna: cold waves

Of the losses FEMA expects in Alatna, 60% come from cold waves and 16% from avalanches. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities.

56risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
56Moderate riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesAvalanchesWildfire

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

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Everything we know about Alatna

9pages on Alatna
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Alatna; the nearest are

About Alatna

CDP in Alaska, United States

Alatna (Alaasuq in Iñupiaq [ɐˈlaːsoq]) is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the Unorganized Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. The population was 15 at the time of the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
37 sq mi
Area code
907

Questions about Alatna

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Alatna, AK a good place to live?

Alatna has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.