IliamnaAK
70 people live in this town, settled in 1901.
Is Iliamna a good place to live?
30% of residents live below the poverty line in Iliamna, above both the Alaska town median (8.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Of the 42 Alaska towns we compare, none has a higher median age than Iliamna. Iliamna has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
70 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Katmai National Preserve and 2 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Iliamna. Close and well known come first.
37 mi National PreserveKatmai National Preserve34K visitors a year
6 mi National PreserveLake Clark National Preserve20K visitors a year
20 mi LakeIliamna LakePhoto credits
Katmai National Preserve: Captain Budd Christman, NOAA Corps, Public domain · Lake Clark National Preserve: Unknown, Public domain · Iliamna Lake: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo
Moving to Iliamna: who provides what
Iliamna is unincorporated, so Lake and Peninsula Borough and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Iliamna.
Very high risk in Iliamna, with earthquakes at the top
Iliamna’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is 80 of 100. FEMA puts 46% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to earthquakes, and 36% to tsunamis.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Iliamna stands out in Alaska and nationally: a larger share of its adults smoke cigarettes
Just over a third of Iliamna adults feel lonely. Of the 42 Alaska towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Iliamna. Two figures for adults locally: 26% worry about having enough food, 67% had a checkup this year. Against the Alaska average, Iliamna comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 16.
| Iliamna | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 16% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 13% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 67% | 68% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Iliamna | AK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 68% | 59.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 29.2% | 13.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Iliamna is conserved land
6.2 miles of trail. The concentration of trails in Iliamna is 0.2 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Iliamna
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Iliamna; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Iliamna residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Alaska.
About Iliamna
Census-designated place in Alaska, United States
Iliamna (Dena'ina: Illiamna) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 108 at the 2020 census, slightly down from 109 in 2010.
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- Area
- 38 sq mi
- Elevation
- 249 ft
- ZIP code
- 99606
Questions about Iliamna
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Iliamna, AK a good place to live?
Iliamna has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.