GraylingAK
Home to 197 people, the town was settled in 1963.
Is Grayling a good place to live?
Grayling’s average commute is 4 minutes, below both the Alaska town median (21 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). No town among the 42 in Alaska we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Grayling. Grayling has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
197 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Grayling: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grayling, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Grayling.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Louis Memorial SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 36 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts
Grayling stands out in Alaska and nationally: a larger share of its adults feel lonely
For adults in Grayling, the share who report frequent physical distress is 20%. Of the 42 Alaska towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Grayling. Two figures for adults in the town: 33% smoke cigarettes, 22% report frequent mental distress. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Grayling is ahead of Alaska on 1 and behind on 23.
| Grayling | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 18% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Grayling | AK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.4% | 7% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 38.6% | 14.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Grayling faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
The FEMA hazard score for Grayling comes to 58 of 100. FEMA puts 54% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 21% to avalanches.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0% of Grayling is conserved land
2.9 miles of trail. The trail density in Grayling is 0.3 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Grayling
About Grayling
City in Alaska, United States
Grayling (Sixno' Xidakagg in Holikachuk language) is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Grayling had a population of 210. Since 1977, the Athabaskan village has seen a surge of interest on odd-numbered years, when it is the site of a checkpoint during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. It is situated after the checkpoint at Anvik and before Eagle Island.
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- Established
- 1969
- Area
- 11 sq mi
- Elevation
- 69 ft
- ZIP code
- 99590
- Area code
- 99590
Questions about Grayling
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Grayling, AK a good place to live?
Grayling has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.