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Alaska›Kodiak Island Borough

Larsen BayAK

The town, settled in 1940, counts 32 residents.

Photo of Larsen Bay

Larsen Bay, AK · Photo: Federal Aviation Administration, Alaskan Region · Public domain · Source ↗

Is Larsen Bay a good place to live?

Larsen Bay’s typical journey to work is 4 minutes, below both Alaska’s towns (21 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Of the 42 Alaska towns we compare, none has a higher midpoint age than Larsen Bay. The biggest park or preserve is Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, at 42 acres. Larsen Bay has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

32 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Boxing match with spectators watching in background, Larsen Bay, Alaska, 1915
Boxing match with spectators watching in background, Larsen Bay, Alaska, 1915, 1915
Larsen Bay’s story

86 years in pictures

Census counts: 38 in 1940, a peak of 168 in 1980, 34 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1915 and a map from 1952 on.

  • 1940Larsen Bay is settled
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Getting set up

Moving to Larsen Bay: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Larsen Bay, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerCity of Larsen BayEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterLarsen Bay Water System1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet2 providers87% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Larsen Bay’s trash rules yet
SchoolsKodiak Island Borough School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Alaska you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereAbsentee and Petition OfficeState of Alaska; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code9962499624 100%Census 2020

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 Larsen Bay.

Natural hazards

Top of a very high hazard risk in Larsen Bay: tsunamis

FEMA puts 59% of Larsen Bay’s expected hazard losses down to tsunamis, and 37% to earthquakes. On expected storm and flood damage, Larsen Bay sits above 98% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Larsen Bay once, in 2002.

98risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
98Very high riskLowerHigher
TsunamisEarthquakes
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

In Larsen Bay, 5% of the land is conserved

In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 0.2 miles of trail.

5%conserved
5%
conserved · 202 of 4,011 acres
0.2 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge—42

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Housing

Homes in Larsen Bay sell for about $90K

85% of Larsen Bay households own their home.

$90Kmedian sale price
0
homes sold in August

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Larsen Bay

12pages on Larsen Bay
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Larsen Bay; the nearest are

About Larsen Bay

City in Alaska, United States

Larsen Bay (Alutiiq: Uyaqsaq) is a city in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Larsen Bay had a population of 34.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1974
Area
7.6 sq mi
Elevation
3 ft
ZIP code
99624

Questions about Larsen Bay

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Larsen Bay, AK a good place to live?

Larsen Bay has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.