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Sand Point, Alaska

City · Population 681 · #41 in Alaska

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Sand Point, also known as Popof Island, is a city in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 976, up from 952 in 2000, but by the 2020 Census this had reduced to 578.

Intro: Wikipedia

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

Sand Point community ‘reeling’ after teen goes missing after falling out of canoe Alaska's News Source · Feb 25
Valdez Girls Varsity Volleyball vs. Sand Point MaxPreps · Oct 6
Body of missing Sand Point high schooler recovered in local lake KUCB · Feb 26
Rescue divers find missing Sand Point teen Anchorage Daily News · Feb 27
Sailing in Alaska: Will Stirling’s Juneau to Sand Point Classic Boat Magazine · Jan 7

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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 · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

Fossil Beach · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Sand Point

Garden · Garden reviews ★
LARSEN'S GARDEN · Garden reviews ★

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

🌤️ Current Weather

Right now46°F

ConditionsScattered Rain Showers

Wind15 to 25 mph

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Source: National Weather Service