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D−Hazard risk
Natural hazards in Kodiak Station · FEMA

FEMA puts Kodiak Station’s expected hazard damage per building above that of 98% of U.S. towns, led by tsunamis

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Kodiak Station gets a D− for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 98% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is tsunamis (50%), then earthquakes (46%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.

Tsunamis 50%Earthquakes 46%River and rain flooding 4%

Graded on FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value (NRI v1.20, December 2025), weighted by where residents live; flood claims are shown, not graded. How hazard risk is graded

more than 98%of U.S. townsLess damageMoreExpected yearly damage per dollar of building, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade
Hazard risk
D−
in Alaska · higher than 98% of U.S. towns
Main hazard
Tsunamis
50% of expected building damage
Flood claims
0
paid since 1978 · $0
Disasters paid out here
0
of 5 declared for Kodiak Island Borough
By hazard

What Kodiak Station faces

Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.

Tsunamis

50%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 1% of U.S. census tracts

Earthquakes

46%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 2% of U.S. census tracts
Smaller shares here
 River and rain flooding Winter storms Wildfire Ice storms Landslides Lightning Volcanic activity top 3%
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingHurricanesTornadoesHailStrong windCold wavesHeat wavesAvalanches
People, not buildings.Counting harm to people as well as buildings, FEMA’s model puts earthquakes at 54% of Kodiak Station’s expected losses. Earthquakes do little damage to buildings (45.7%), so they aren’t part of the grade.

Shares are of FEMA’s expected building damage, the measure the grade uses; ranks compare each hazard’s building-damage rate with all 85,154 U.S. census tracts. FEMA defines coastal flooding as high or rising tides and storm surge, so surge damage is counted there. Drought isn’t listed: FEMA counts its losses in crops only.

Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Hazard risk grade

What’s behind Kodiak Station’s grade

Tsunamis are 50% of the building damage FEMA expects in Kodiak Station, and Kodiak Station’s rate of tsunamis damage is in the top 1% of U.S. census tracts. Earthquakes add 46%, at a rate in the top 2% of U.S. census tracts.

Where Kodiak Station sits
Kodiak Station
Least damageMiddleMost damage

D− higher expected damage per building than 98% of U.S. towns (21,298).

All of Kodiak Station’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.

What drives the damage to buildings
Tsunamis50%Earthquakes46%River and rain flooding4%

In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.3M a year in losses across Kodiak Station: $1.1M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.

Shared tract.All of Kodiak Station’s 1,673 residents (2020 census) live in one census tract. FEMA publishes its model by tract, so the rate and the hazard mix are the tract’s. The flood claims below are the town’s own.
A shared figure. The grade describes the whole tract, not each street in it, and FEMA’s model is an average year for today’s buildings, not a record: the claims below are the record.

How TownRatings grades hazard risk →

Flood insurance claims

Does Kodiak Station flood? No paid flood claims on record

FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Kodiak Station. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.

Disasters

The storms Kodiak Station remembers

None of the 5 disasters declared for Kodiak Island Borough shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Kodiak Station itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.

Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in Kodiak StationKodiak Island Borough only

Kodiak Island Borough has had 5 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then floods.

Next door

Kodiak Station and its neighbors

Kodiak Station has the lowest expected damage per building of the 1 graded towns here. Tap a town to see its hazards.

Womens Bay: not gradedWomens BayKodiak Station
Lowest fifthSecondMiddleFourthHighest fifth
TownHazard riskMostly (buildings)Flood claims
Kodiak StationD−more damage than 98%tsunamis0
Womens Bay—788 residents; we grade 1,000+

Hazard risk = FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade; the map is shaded by fifths of the same scale. Flood claims = paid federal flood insurance claims on record.

Be ready

Get ready for what Kodiak Station faces

A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.

Tsunamis
  • Strong shaking or a sudden drop in the sea means head for high ground now.
  • Learn the tsunami route signs near the shore.
  • Stay away until officials say it’s safe.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Earthquakes
  • Drop, cover and hold on.
  • Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
  • Know how to shut off the gas.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Before you buy or rent
  • Look up the address on FEMA’s flood map.
  • Ask the seller or landlord whether it has ever flooded, and what flood insurance costs there.
  • Get a flood insurance quote early: policies usually start 30 days after you buy.
When a storm is coming
Forecast and alertsWeather →911, the nearest ERSafety →

Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.

Questions about natural hazards in Kodiak Station

Is Kodiak Station at risk for natural disasters?

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Kodiak Station has higher expected damage per building than 98% of U.S. towns: D− for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is tsunamis (50%) and earthquakes (46%). The figures are for the one census tract the town shares with its neighbors. This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.

Is Kodiak Station in a flood zone?

Flood zones are drawn street by street, so the answer depends on the address: look it up on FEMA’s flood map.

How much is flood insurance in Kodiak Station?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Kodiak Station’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.

Is Kodiak Station at risk from tsunamis?

It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (50%), and Kodiak Station’s rate for it is in the top 1% of U.S. census tracts.

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Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Kodiak Station.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Kodiak Station’s residents lived in the 2020 census; OpenFEMA: NFIP redacted claims, multiple-loss properties, community status book and residential penetration rates, housing assistance (owners and renters), public assistance funded projects, hazard mitigation properties and disaster declarations. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. Preparedness tips: Ready.gov. FEMA’s model is an average of expected damage, not a forecast. How hazard risk is graded.