Adak, Alaska

About Adak

Adak, AK is a tiny community located in southwestern Alaska with an estimated population of 169.

Adak holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 32.44 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 5 residents per square mile.

📰 Adak News Today

• Coast Guard, 176th Wing conduct long-range medevac 58 miles south of Adak Alaska National Guard (.mil) · Oct 6
• Coast Guard, Air National Guard conduct long-range medevac 58 miles south of Adak, Alaska DVIDS · Oct 5
• On This Nearly Deserted Alaska Island, You Pay to Keep Hundreds of Empty Buildings Wired for Internet ProPublica · Jul 20
• Coast Guard, Alaska Air National Guard medevac man over 50 miles south of Adak Alaska's News Source · Oct 2
• On a nearly deserted Alaska island, you pay to keep hundreds of empty buildings wired for internet Alaska Beacon · Jul 21

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What Makes Adak Unique

• The only place in America named Adak — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
• Alaska living: vast wilderness, midnight sun in summer, and true frontier spirit.
• Positioned in southwestern Alaska, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.

📍 Neighborhoods in Adak

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Adak

• Bay 5 — mexican
• Bluebird Cafe

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏫 Schools in Adak

• Adak School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Adak