Cold Bay Alaska Map

About Cold Bay, Alaska

Cold Bay is a locality in Aleutians East, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 50. The population density is 0.4 people per km². Cold Bay is located at 55.2158°N, 162.7757°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Nome) timezone. Cold Bay is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99571.

Cold Bay occupies a vast, treeless expanse where the wind shapes the tundra into a low, undulating carpet of moss and lichen. It lies 623.8 miles southwest of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 234°T), and is situated 177.8 miles east-northeast of Unalaska. Mount Simeon rises three miles to the northwest, a solitary sentinel standing watch over the interior plains that stretch toward the horizon. Five miles away, the still surface of Blinn Lake reflects the pale, subarctic light that lingers long into the evening, turning the sky a bruised violet before the stars emerge. The air here is thin and sharp, carrying a persistent chill that reminds the traveler of the immense, indifferent scale of the land.

Cold Bay serves as a vital anchor within the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge, a protected domain where the rhythm of life adheres to the passing of the seasons rather than the ticking of a clock. The local economy persists through the careful management of regional infrastructure and the steady presence of those who maintain the essential logistical links for the interior. History remains etched into the landscape through the remnants of mid-century outposts, quiet monuments to a time when the strategic importance of the northern interior defined its growth. Today, the life of Cold Bay flows with the quietude of a place defined by its solitude, where the passage of a solitary raven overhead remains the most significant event of a quiet afternoon.

About This Cold Bay Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cold Bay, Alaska. Coordinates: 55.215824, -162.775686. 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 Cold Bay includes the ZIP code (99571), telephone area code (907), county seat of Aleutians East, and school district assignment (Aleutians East Borough 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.