Port Heiden, Alaska

About Port Heiden

Port Heiden is a tiny community in southern Alaska, home to 90 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Port Heiden holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 46.77 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 2 residents per square mile.

📰 Port Heiden News Today

• Dog stays with lost woman near Port Heiden, reportedly chases off bear Your Alaska Link · Aug 10
• This Alaska Native fishing village was trying to power their town. Then came Trump's funding cuts. grist.org · Jun 12
• Port Heiden, AK Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Sep 1
• Port Heiden loses road access to safe harbor and old village Alaska Public Media · Dec 27
• Walrus haul out near Port Heiden KDLG · May 3

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What Makes Port Heiden Unique

• The only place in America named Port Heiden — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• With 90 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

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

🏫 Schools in Port Heiden

• Meshik School

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

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