Hooper Bay, Alaska

About Hooper Bay

Hooper Bay is a small town in western Alaska counting 1,299 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Hooper Bay is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 7.5 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 173 residents per square mile.

📰 Hooper Bay News Today

• Petersburg Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Hooper Bay MaxPreps · Oct 8
• ‘You’d be crying at the pump’: This Alaska village’s gas was $8.44 — before the Iran war Alaska Beacon · Jun 3
• Hooper Bay Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Scammon Bay MaxPreps · Sep 29
• Alaska Victory: Judge Blocks Izembek Refuge Land Exchange Center for Biological Diversity · Aug 18
• Rural Alaska villages suffer under rising fuel prices caused by the war Wrangell Sentinel · Jul 21

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What Makes Hooper Bay Unique

• A top-25 city in Alaska by population (#25 of 149 incorporated places).
• The only place in America named Hooper Bay — 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 western 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.
• Well connected: 1+ neighboring communities within 18 miles.

🏫 Schools in Hooper Bay

• Hooper Bay Charter School
• Hooper Bay School

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

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