Aleknagik Alaska Map

About Aleknagik, Alaska

Aleknagik is a locality in Dillingham, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 92. The population density is 1.6 people per km². Aleknagik is located at 59.2731°N, 158.6178°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP code: 99555.

Aleknagik rests where the land breathes deep and slow, a place of vast, quiet skies that bleed into the inky depths of its namesake lake. It lies 327.4 miles west-south-west of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 250°T), and is situated 17.1 miles north-north-west of Dillingham. The terrain here is a muted symphony of spruce and birch, their dark green and pale bark etched against horizons that stretch to forever. A soft, persistent wind, carrying the scent of damp earth and distant snowmelt, is the constant companion, rustling through the grasses that fringe the water’s edge. Sunlight, when it breaks free, casts long, spectral shadows that dance across the tundra, lending a fleeting, ethereal beauty to the rugged landscape. The lifeblood of Aleknagik has always been tied to the water, a history woven into the very fabric of its existence through fishing and the bounty of the salmon runs. For generations, this connection has sustained the people, their economy mirroring the seasonal ebb and flow of the rivers and the lake. The distinct character of Aleknagik is shaped by this enduring relationship with the wild, a resilience born of long winters and the deep, abiding respect for the natural world that surrounds it. Here, the rhythm of days is dictated not by clocks, but by the shifting light and the primal calls of the wild.

About This Aleknagik Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Aleknagik, Alaska with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Aleknagik and Dillingham.

Detailed location data for Aleknagik includes the ZIP code (99555), telephone area code (907), county seat of Dillingham, and school district assignment (Southwest Region School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Aleknagik is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.