Egegik, Alaska

About Egegik

Egegik is a tiny community in southern Alaska, home to 34 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Egegik is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 29.55 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 1 residents per square mile.

📰 Egegik News Today

• Overboard man in Egegik still missing, identified by authorities as Seth Whiteman, 22, of Eagle River KDLG · Jul 3
• Eagle River man found dead weeks after going overboard in Alaska waters Alaska's News Source · Jul 20
• Fleet shifts to Naknek-Kvichak as Bristol Bay nears 29 million National Fisherman · Jul 8
• Illegal fishing shuts down Bristol Bay's Egegik fishery Alaska Public Media · Jul 31
• Egegik Lodge Offers No Frills, But Big Fish Alaska Sporting Journal · Jan 22

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What Makes Egegik Unique

• The only place in America named Egegik — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• With 34 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• 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

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.

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