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A town in Alaska.

Is Nabesna a good place to live?

99% of the land in Nabesna is conserved, against 15% in Alaska’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Wrangell-Saint Elias National Preserve, 101,530 acres with 20.5 miles of trail. We don’t grade Nabesna yet; the figures below are still real.

Get outside

21 miles of trails in Nabesna

99.2% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.

Map of trails and conserved land in Nabesna

ConservedTrails

Wrangell-Saint Elias National Preserve20.5 mi of trails · 101,530 acres

Directions

Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness3,191 acres

Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park222 acres

Trails © OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US

Getting set up

Moving to Nabesna: who provides what

Nabesna is unincorporated, so Copper River Census Area and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerBirch Creek Village Elec UtilEIAHIFLD · EIA

InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4

Trash & county servicesCopper River Census AreaCopper River Census Area provides services here

SchoolsCopper River 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 code9958699586 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 Nabesna.

Outdoors

In Nabesna, nearly a third of the land is conserved

Count the trails in 3 parks and preserves and they come to 21 miles. In Nabesna, the trail network density is 0.1 miles per square mile.

99.2%conserved

99.2%

conserved · 100,938 of 101,761 acres

21 mi

of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Wrangell-Saint Elias National Preserve	20.5 mi	101,530
2. Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness	—	3,191
3. Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park	—	222

Full pageNabesna’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Trail map21 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk20.5 miles of trail · Wrangell-Saint Elias National Preserve Conserved land99.2% conserved · 100,938 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Nabesna?”

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

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: very high risk in Nabesna, mostly avalanches

For Nabesna, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 84 of 100. FEMA puts just over three quarters of the town’s expected hazard losses down to avalanches, and 11% to earthquakes.

84risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

AvalanchesEarthquakes

Full pageNabesna’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesVery high risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disastersPast disasters Get ready0.8 events a year, on average · Ready for avalanches

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

More of Nabesna’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical Alaska or U.S. town

Among 42 Alaska towns, just 3 have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Nabesna. Nabesna: 14% of adults have diabetes. Against the Alaska average, Nabesna comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 12. Two figures for adults locally: 16% report frequent physical distress, 19% smoke cigarettes.

	Nabesna	Alaska towns	U.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	42%	32%	35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	16%	13%	14%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	19%	16%	14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	14%	8.8%	12%