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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The town was settled in 1880 and has 35 residents today.
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.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
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.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Egegik, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Egegik.
The density of trails here in Egegik is 0.1 miles per square mile. 18 miles of trail.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
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.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
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.
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Egegik has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.