Dillingham, Alaska

About Dillingham

Dillingham, AK is a small town located in southern Alaska with an estimated population of 2,145.

Dillingham holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 33.34 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 64 residents per square mile.

📰 Dillingham News Today

• Peltola Takes Senate Campaign to Dillingham, Emphasizing Costs, Fisheries and Alaska-First Agenda Native News Online · Oct 4
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Dillingham, Alaska - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 19
• Manokotak man facing murder charges after killing relative with anchor during fishing trip, troopers say Alaska's News Source · Jul 15
• 2026 Dillingham shoreline surveys reveal 'catastrophic' erosion KDLG · Aug 5
• Inside the Dillingham net shop keeping Bristol Bay fishermen fishing National Fisherman · Aug 21

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What Makes Dillingham Unique

• A top-25 city in Alaska by population (#22 of 149 incorporated places).
• The only place in America named Dillingham — 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 southern 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.
• Well connected: 2+ neighboring communities within 17 miles.

🏫 Schools in Dillingham

• Dillingham Elementary
• Dillingham Middle/High School

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Bristol Bay Dba Kanakanak Hospital · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

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