Thorne Bay, Alaska

About Thorne Bay

Thorne Bay is a tiny community in southeastern Alaska counting 474 people who proudly call it home.

Thorne Bay holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 26.67 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 18 residents per square mile.

📰 Thorne Bay News Today

• Landline disruptions in Thorne Bay leave city workers and first responders struggling KRBD · Jan 29
• Troopers in Thorne Bay were treated to some sunshine recently while on patrol! Views like this are just a part of the job as an Alaska State Trooper. If you want to make this your office, apply today. Learn more at AlaskaStateTrooper.com. Facebook · Dec 6
• Southeast Island School District High School (Thorne Bay, AK) Basketball MaxPreps · Feb 27
• Thorne Bay mayor announces resignation KRBD · Jan 26
• Helmut Karl Hammermeister Obituary Jan 15, 2026 Legacy | Obituary · Jan 25

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What Makes Thorne Bay Unique

• The only place in America named Thorne 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 southeastern 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.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 23 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• The Gallery · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏫 Schools in Thorne Bay

• AK-TRAILS Correspondence
• Thorne Bay School

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

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