Perryville Alaska Map

About Perryville, Alaska

Perryville is a locality in Lake and Peninsula, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 88. The population density is 3.0 people per km². Perryville is located at 55.9345°N, 159.1558°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP code: 99648.

Perryville endures as a rugged outpost where the raw, subarctic light catches the salt-crusted edges of the earth. It lies 494.8 miles southwest of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 226°T). Beyond the immediate shoreline, the Pacific Ocean stretches into a slate-gray expanse that dictates the temper of the air, while the looming silhouette of Red Bluff Mountain marks the horizon four miles to the north. The landscape is defined by the expansive, wind-scoured terrain of the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge, which presses against the edge of the houses, and the distant, frigid presence of Slim Glacier serves as a silent reminder of the ice that once shaped this jagged coastline. Shapka Island rises from the dark water like a sentinel, watching over the tides that pull rhythmically against the gravel beaches.

Perryville carries the weight of a history forged in resilience, established by those who sought a life defined by the seasonal bounty of the sea. The local economy remains tethered to the cycles of the water, with the nearby Kametolook River providing a vital artery for the region’s salmon runs, a lifeblood that has sustained generations through the long, dark winters. Life in Perryville moves with the slow, deliberate pace of a place where the scale of nature dwarfs human ambition, leaving the inhabitants to navigate the wild with a quiet, practiced intensity. Here, the bush plane is not a luxury but a tether to the wider world, and the rhythmic sound of the tides against the shore creates a constant, grounding pulse for those who call this remote edge of the continent home.

About This Perryville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Perryville, Alaska. Coordinates: 55.934456, -159.155754. 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 Perryville includes the ZIP code (99648), telephone area code (907), county seat of Lake and Peninsula, and school district assignment (Lake and Peninsula 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.