Point LayAK
A town of 390, settled in 1947.
Is Point Lay a good place to live?
Point Lay has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
390 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Point Lay: who provides what
Point Lay is unincorporated, so North Slope Borough and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Point Lay.
The schools Point Lay’s kids attend
Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to the North Slope Borough School District. 75 students attend Point Lay’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kali SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 75 | D |
NCES · EDFacts
Very low risk in Point Lay, with cold waves at the top
Point Lay’s FEMA risk score stands at 1 of 100, where Alaska’s towns sit at 88 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. Expected losses in Point Lay break down as 83% from cold waves and 8% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of adults report frequent mental distress in Point Lay than in most of Alaska or the rest of the country
31% of adults get no exercise outside work in Point Lay, above both Alaska’s towns (21%) and U.S. towns (25%). No town among the 42 in Alaska we compare has a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Point Lay. For adults in the town, the share who feel lonely is 40%. Only 3 of the 42 Alaska towns we compare have a lower share of adults who had a checkup this year than Point Lay.
| Point Lay | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 16% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 16% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Point Lay | AK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.4% | 7% |
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 28.4% | 33.4% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 35.8% | 14.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Point Lay
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Point Lay; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Point Lay residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Alaska.
About Point Lay
CDP in Alaska, United States
Point Lay (Kali in Inupiaq- "Mound") is a census-designated place (CDP) in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 330, up from 189 in 2010.
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- Area
- 32 sq mi
- Elevation
- 26 ft
- ZIP code
- 99759
- Area code
- 907
Questions about Point Lay
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Point Lay, AK a good place to live?
Point Lay has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.