Russian Old Believers in, 2003
Nikolaevsk’s story
58 years in pictures
Census counts: 371 in 1990, 328 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2003 and 4 maps from 1946 on.
- 1968Nikolaevsk is settled
NikolaevskAK
The town was settled in 1968 and has 245 residents today.
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Photo: woodsm · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
245
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$253K
Census ACS
Household income
$61K
median
Median age
48.1
years
Land area
35 sq mi
Is Nikolaevsk a good place to live?
Nikolaevsk’s average trip to work is 38 minutes, against 21 minutes in Alaska’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. No town among the 42 in Alaska we compare has a higher age of the median resident than Nikolaevsk. 54% of the land in Nikolaevsk is conserved, against 15% in Alaska’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Nikolaevsk has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
245 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
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Getting set up
Moving to Nikolaevsk: who provides what
Nikolaevsk is unincorporated, so Kenai Peninsula Borough and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerChugach Electric Assn23.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterNikolaevsk Community Water System1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesKenai Peninsula BoroughKenai Peninsula Borough provides services here
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.govWho runs elections hereAbsentee and Petition OfficeState of Alaska; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code9955699556 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 Nikolaevsk.
Outdoors
nearly a third of the land in Nikolaevsk is protected from building
16 miles of trail. The concentration of trails for Nikolaevsk comes to 0.5 miles per square mile.
54.4%conserved
54.4%
conserved · 12,008 of 22,084 acres
16 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Schools
The schools Nikolaevsk’s kids attend
The public schools here belong to the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikolaevsk SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 19 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Natural hazards
Natural hazards: very high risk in Nikolaevsk, mostly earthquakes
Expected losses in Nikolaevsk break down as 77% from earthquakes and 12% from tsunamis. On expected storm and flood damage, Nikolaevsk sits above 94% of U.S. communities.
94risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
EarthquakesTsunamisWildfire
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Who lives here
Fewer adults under 35 in Nikolaevsk than across Alaska
Adults 18 to 34 are 7% of residents (25% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 49% of residents (37% statewide). Here, a quarter of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 32% in Alaska as a whole. 16% never finished high school.
48.1median age · AK 35.8
NikolaevskAlaskaUnited States
Ages · share of residents
18%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma16%
High school26%
Some college25%
Associate’s9%
Bachelor’s22%
Graduate3%
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 36% and 58% women
The Census survey reached too few of Nikolaevsk’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±11.1 points. Across Alaska, 47.5% of residents are women.
| Nikolaevsk | AK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.2% | 13.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.4% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.5% | 15.4% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.4% | 14.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.8% | 11.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.4% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.7% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.5% | 4.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 16.1% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26% | 28.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.5% | 24% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.9% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.9% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 2.6% | 11.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
101″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–29°
Spring29–42°
Summer45–59°
Fall32–42°
Sep 30
typical first frost
May 16
typical last frost
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
Compared with most of Alaska and the rest of the country, more of Nikolaevsk’s adults report frequent physical distress
Nikolaevsk: 31% of adults feel lonely. No town among the 42 in Alaska we compare has a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Nikolaevsk. Of 32 CDC measures, Nikolaevsk beats the Alaska average on 1 and trails it on 12. Only 3 of the 42 Alaska towns we compare have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Nikolaevsk.
| Nikolaevsk | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 68% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 32% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Alaska
1 better19 too close to call12 worse
| What stands out | Nikolaevsk | AK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 73.6% | 68% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 6.1% |
South Peninsula Hospital
12.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
$45Kmedian sale price
0
homes sold in September
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Nikolaevsk
17pages on Nikolaevsk
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Nikolaevsk; the nearest are
Alaska Christian CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Soldotna48.3 mi$9,660 tuitionUniversity of Alaska AnchorageUniversity or college · Public · Anchorage111.6 mi$7,738 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Nikolaevsk residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Alaska.
About Nikolaevsk
Census-designated place in Alaska, U.S.
Nikolaevsk (Russian: Никола́евск, IPA: [nʲɪkɐˈɫa(j)ɪfsk]) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population of the CDP is 328, up from 318 in 2010.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1968
- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 840 ft
Questions about Nikolaevsk
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Nikolaevsk, AK a good place to live?
Nikolaevsk has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.