Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 781 people, the town was settled in 1914.
King Cove’s typical journey to work is 5 minutes, against 21 minutes in Alaska’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Among 42 Alaska towns, just one has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than King Cove. King Cove 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: 135 in 1940, 757 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1911 and a map from 1983 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in King Cove, 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 King Cove.
Households in King Cove have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 1999. Expected losses in King Cove break down as 58% from tsunamis and 22% from volcanic activity.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its one school is below. Public schools: the Aleutians East Borough School District. King Cove’s only public school teaches 67 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Cove SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 67 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts
King Cove brings chilly, snowy winters and cool summers. July afternoons reach 56°, January nights drop to 24° and about 67 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
9.3 miles of trail. King Cove’s density of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
43% of adults sleep under 7 hours in King Cove. On the CDC’s 32 measures, King Cove is ahead of Alaska on 1 and behind on 15. No town among the 42 in Alaska we compare has a higher share of adults who have diabetes than King Cove.
| King Cove | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 64% | 68% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 16% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 35% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | King Cove | AK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.3% | 7% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 21.7% | 14.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
City in Alaska, United States
King Cove (Aleut: Agdaaĝux̂) is a city in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 938, up from 792 in 2000, but at the 2020 census this had reduced to 757.
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King Cove has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.