Tyonek Alaska Map

About Tyonek, Alaska

Tyonek is a locality in Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 152. The population density is 0.9 people per km². Tyonek is located at 61.0994°N, 151.3389°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP codes: 99682, 99635.

Tyonek sits upon the high, bluff-edged coastline, where the land meets the vast, churning waters of the Pacific Ocean. It lies 42.5 miles west-southwest of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 256°T), and is situated 26.6 miles north of Nikiski. Indian Creek carves a persistent, winding path through the local terrain, carrying the cold pulse of the interior toward the shore, while the distant, jagged silhouette of the Kenai Mountains haunts the horizon like a dream of winter. The air here carries a sharp, saline clarity, a quality of light that seems to stretch the afternoon until the sun pulls long, violet shadows across the tundra. Near the village, the still, mirrored surfaces of Spring Water Lakes provide a quiet counterpoint to the restless power of the nearby sea, grounding the landscape in a stillness that feels older than the spruce trees themselves.

Tyonek sustains a rhythm dictated by the seasonal movements of salmon and the cycles of the tides, a heritage of Dena’ina Athabascan life that remains etched into the local identity. The economy remains tethered to the natural abundance of the region, supported by proximity to the Susitna Flats State Game Refuge, which draws those who respect the quiet, immense scale of this wilderness. Life in Tyonek moves with the deliberate pace of a place where the bush plane serves as a vital tether to the wider world, and the presence of oil and gas exploration has introduced a modern, industrial thread to a history otherwise woven from subsistence and resilience. It is a place where the modern traveler might feel the weight of the immense, untamed silence that characterizes this corner of the north, a geography that demands a certain humility from all who dwell within its borders.

About This Tyonek Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tyonek, Alaska. Coordinates: 61.099425, -151.338909. 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 Tyonek includes the ZIP code (99682, 99635), telephone area code (907), county seat of Kenai Peninsula, and school district assignment (Kenai 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.