Attu Station, Alaska

About Attu Station

Attu Station is a small unincorporated community in southeastern Alaska.

Attu Station holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 142.54 square miles.

📰 Attu Station News Today

• Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes Alaska Yahoo News Canada · Mar 4
• Attu Station, AK Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Jul 19
• Magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits near Alaskan islands Yahoo · Mar 4
• Moderate mag. 4.0 earthquake - 247 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska, on Wednesday, Oct 7, 2026, at 09:49 pm (GMT -10) Volcano Discovery · Oct 8
• Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake Strikes Near Attu Station, Alaska cedarnews.net · Sep 4

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What Makes Attu Station Unique

• The only place in America named Attu Station — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Unusually large footprint: 142.54 sq mi of land — bigger than many US counties' seats.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
• Alaska living: vast wilderness, midnight sun in summer, and true frontier spirit.
• Positioned in southeastern Alaska, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.

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