Atka Alaska Map

About Atka, Alaska

Atka is a locality in Aleutians West, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 53. The population density is 2.4 people per km². Atka is located at 52.2115°N, 174.2135°W. It observes the Hawaii-Aleutian Time (America/Adak) timezone. Atka is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99547.

Atka occupies a sprawling expanse of interior tundra where the light thins to a pale, crystalline clarity before the long shadows of dusk settle over the plains. It lies 1102.4 miles west-southwest of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 247°T). Chunuguusis rises as a solitary, craggy sentinel two miles to the north, its slopes defining the horizon where the sky presses close against the earth. Two miles away, the dark, still surface of Hanisidaagux mirrors the shifting clouds, providing a quiet anchor in a landscape defined by its immense, unyielding scale. The wind carries a dry, sharp chill across the grasses, a reminder that in Atka, the seasons are measured not by the turning of leaves but by the deepening reach of frost across the open ground.

History lingers in the quiet persistence of the people who have made their lives in this demanding interior, where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the requirements of endurance and the seasonal cycles of the land. Three miles away, the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge preserves the integrity of this wilderness, offering a sanctuary that stretches far beyond the marked boundaries of the Kuygis Sisxa. Economic life remains tethered to the cautious management of regional resources and the small-scale commerce that sustains the residents, far removed from the bustle of denser maps. Life in Atka moves with a deliberate, measured gravity, reflecting a culture that has learned to find beauty in the spare, muted colors of the subarctic and the profound silence that follows the passage of a solitary raven overhead.

About This Atka Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Atka, Alaska. Coordinates: 52.211546, -174.213452. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Atka includes the ZIP code (99547), telephone area code (907), county seat of Aleutians West, and school district assignment (Aleutian Region School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.