Point PossessionAK
A town.
Is Point Possession a good place to live?
Point Possession’s July high is 67°F, above the Alaska town median (66°F) but below the median of U.S. towns (85°F). 78% of the land in Point Possession is conserved, where Alaska’s towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest park or preserve is Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, at 1,316 acres. We don’t grade Point Possession yet; the figures below are still real.
34 miles of trails in Point Possession
78.4% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
Moving to Point Possession: who provides what
Point Possession is unincorporated, so Kenai Peninsula 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 Possession.
Nearly a third of Point Possession is conserved land
34 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The trail density in Point Possession is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Captain Cook State Recreation Area | 0.6 mi | 365 |
| 2. Kenai Wilderness | 0.3 mi | 867 |
| 3. Kenai National Wildlife Refuge | — | 1,316 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Earthquakes leads a very high hazard risk in Point Possession
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 96% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Point Possession has four seasons and pleasant summers
Point Possession has cold winters and cool summers, with very little rain. Point Possession’s January low is 3°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Point Possession is
Point Possession beats the Alaska average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 64% of Point Possession adults had a checkup this year.
| Point Possession | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 64% | 68% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Point Possession | AK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.4% | 7% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.3% | 6.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 6.5% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Point Possession
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Point Possession; the nearest are
About Point Possession
Census-designated place in Alaska, United States
Point Possession (Dena'ina: Tuyqun or Ch'aghałnikt) is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. According to the 2020 census, the CDP population was 9. Since 2009, Point Possession has been owned by the federal government and has been made a part of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Area
- 42 sq mi
Point Possession’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Point Possession.
| Town | AK rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Possession | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikiski | #36 | C− | B− | — | B+ | B− |
Nikiski reports no FBI crime data of its own. Point Possession isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Point Possession with a neighbor →
Questions about Point Possession
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Point Possession, AK a good place to live?
We don’t grade Point Possession yet; the figures below are still real. A town.