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Alaska Packers Association cannery at Egegik, Alaska, 1917
Alaska Packers Association cannery at Egegik, Alaska, 1917
Alaska›Lake and Peninsula Borough

EgegikAK

The town was settled in 1880 and has 35 residents today.

Photo: John Nathan Cobb · Public domain
Photo of Egegik

Egegik, AK · Photo: John Nathan Cobb · Public domain · Source ↗

Is Egegik a good place to live?

Egegik’s average trip to work is 40 minutes, where Alaska’s towns sit at 21 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Among 42 Alaska towns, just 3 have a higher median age than Egegik. 75% of the land in Egegik is conserved, where Alaska’s towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Egegik has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

35 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Alaska Packers Association cannery at Egegik, Alaska, 1917
Alaska Packers Association cannery at Egegik, Alaska, 1917, 1917
Egegik’s story

146 years in pictures

Census counts: 120 in 1880, a peak of 203 in 1900, 39 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1917 and a map from 1951 on.

  • 1880Egegik is settled
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Getting set up

Moving to Egegik: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Egegik, and how to reach them.

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PowerCity of EgegikEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterEgegik water system2 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Egegik’s trash rules yet
SchoolsLake and Peninsula Borough 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 code9957999579 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 Egegik.

Outdoors

Egegik has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation

The density of trails here in Egegik is 0.1 miles per square mile. 18 miles of trail.

75.4%conserved
75.4%
conserved · 61,367 of 81,378 acres
18 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

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

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Egegik is earthquakes, at a very high overall level

Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 80% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 46% of Egegik’s expected hazard losses down to earthquakes, and 36% to tsunamis.

80risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
80Very high riskLowerHigher
EarthquakesTsunamisCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

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Everything we know about Egegik

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About Egegik

City in Alaska, United States

Egegik (Central Yupik: Igyagiiq; Sugpiaq: Igya'iq, Igyagiq) is a city in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city is 39, down from 109 in 2010. It has been home to cannery operations.

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

Area
134 sq mi
Elevation
13 ft
ZIP code
99579

Questions about Egegik

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Is Egegik, AK a good place to live?

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