Flat Alaska Map

About Flat, Alaska

Flat is a locality in Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska, United States. Flat is located at 62.4414°N, 158.0406°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP code: 99503.

Flat defines a remote expanse of subarctic wilderness where the taiga stretches toward a horizon dominated by the distant, snow-dusted silhouette of the Alaska Range. It lies 277.6 miles west-northwest of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 291°T), and is situated 168.3 miles northeast of Bethel. The land here remains defined by its isolation, characterized by vast stretches of tundra and low-lying brush that shift in color from the deep emerald of summer to the brittle, burnished gold of autumn. Near the center of this terrain, Flat Creek winds through the earth, a narrow vein of water that mirrors the pale, expansive light of the northern sky. Only nineteen miles away, the protected expanse of the Innoko Wilderness Area preserves the untamed character of the region, where silence is the primary inhabitant and the air carries a crisp, lingering chill even in the height of the season.

Flat exists as a quiet monument to the era of gold extraction, its topography scarred by the purposeful labor of those who once sought fortune within the gravels of Malamute Gulch. While the frantic energy of the mining boom has long since receded, the landscape remains marked by the remnants of dredges and the hushed, overgrown trails left by previous generations. The economy of Flat has transitioned from the high-stakes industry of the past into a deliberate, slow-paced existence centered on self-reliance and seasonal rhythms. Life in Flat moves in accordance with the bush plane schedules and the shifting cycles of the interior, maintaining a character forged by the immense scale of the landscape that dwarfs the small, weathered structures left behind.

About This Flat Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Flat, Alaska. Coordinates: 62.441366, -158.040554. 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 Flat includes the ZIP code (99503), telephone area code (907), county seat of Yukon-Koyukuk, and school district assignment (Iditarod Area 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.