King Cove Alaska Map

About King Cove, Alaska

King Cove is a locality in Aleutians East, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 757. The population density is 11.9 people per km². King Cove is located at 55.0850°N, 162.3168°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Nome) timezone. King Cove is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99612.

King Cove occupies a vast expanse of subarctic tundra where the horizon stretches indefinitely across a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of moss and lichen. It lies 619.3 miles southwest of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 232°T). The terrain around King Cove rises into low, sweeping ridges that soften under the weight of an immense, pale sky, while the shadow of Mount Dutton looms nine miles to the distance, a silent sentinel over the plains. Four miles from the settlement, the waters of Delta Creek carve a path through the earth, a thin, silver ribbon of glacial melt that feeds the vitality of the local ecosystem. Every movement of the wind here carries the scent of damp soil and cold stone, a reminder of the raw, unadorned scale that defines this interior wilderness.

The Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge encompasses the entirety of the surrounding territory, serving as a sanctuary where the rhythm of life is dictated by the migrations of caribou and the slow turning of the seasons. Twelve miles away, the waters of Old Mans Lagoon hold the stillness of the high latitude, reflecting the shifting, bruised colors of a sun that lingers long before disappearing behind the jagged silhouettes of the interior. The economy of King Cove remains tethered to the land and the endurance of its inhabitants, who have adapted to the isolation of the bush with a pragmatic, quiet resolve. Life here moves with the measured pace of the seasons, where the arrival of the subarctic light signals a brief, intense period of growth, leaving the rest of the year to the stillness of the frost and the enduring presence of the raven.

About This King Cove Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of King Cove, Alaska. Coordinates: 55.084993, -162.316806. 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 King Cove includes the ZIP code (99612), 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.