Sand Point, Alaska
City · Population 681 · #41 in Alaska
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About Sand Point
Set in the southern part of Alaska, Sand Point is a tiny community, home to 681 residents as of the latest Census estimates.
Sand Point holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 8.01 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 85 residents per square mile.
📰 Sand Point News Today
- Research shows early quake warning system could provide critical seconds Geophysical Institute · Aug 14
- Sand Point community ‘reeling’ after teen goes missing after falling out of canoe Alaska's News Source · Feb 25
- Body of missing Sand Point high schooler recovered in local lake KUCB · Feb 26
- Sailing in Alaska: Will Stirling’s Juneau to Sand Point Classic Boat Magazine · Jan 7
- Alaska dive team recovers missing 15-year-old in Sand Point | Local & State News Your Alaska Link · Mar 2
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Sand Point Unique
- 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.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Sand Point
- Aleutian China Restaurant — chinese
- Cut R Loose Coffee Shop — coffee shop (café)
- Harbor Cafe (café)
- School Cafeteria — cafeteria
- Trident Seafoods Dining Hall
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Fossil Beach · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Sand Point
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Sand Point
- Sand Point School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateAlaska
TypeCity
Population (2024)681
Rank in state#41 of 149
Land area8.01 sq mi
Density85/sq mi
Coordinates55.3135, -160.4843