Portage CreekAK
1 residents make their home in this town in Alaska.
Is Portage Creek a good place to live?
100% of households own their home in Portage Creek, against 69% in Alaska’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. 54% of the land in Portage Creek is conserved, above both the Alaska town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Portage Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
1 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Portage Creek.
Conservation land takes up nearly a third of Portage Creek
6.7 miles of trail. The density of trails for Portage Creek is 0.5 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The biggest natural risk in Portage Creek is cold waves, at a very low overall level
FEMA puts 89% of Portage Creek’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 94% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Portage Creek is
Portage Creek: 18% of adults report frequent mental distress. Among 42 Alaska towns, just 3 have a higher share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Portage Creek. Two figures for adults locally: 22% smoke cigarettes, 21% worry about having enough food.
| Portage Creek | Typical Alaska town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 64% | 68% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 13% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Portage Creek | AK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.1% | 7% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 13.2% | 9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Portage Creek
Moving to Portage Creek: who provides what
Portage Creek is unincorporated, so Dillingham Census Area 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.
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Is Portage Creek, AK a good place to live?
Portage Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. 1 residents make their home in this town in Alaska.
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