Unalaska Alaska Map

About Unalaska, Alaska

Unalaska is a locality in Aleutians West, Alaska, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,254. The population density is 16.1 people per km². Unalaska is located at 53.9103°N, 166.5290°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Nome) timezone. Unalaska is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 99685, 99692.

Unalaska occupies a vast expanse of rugged, high-latitude interior terrain where the horizon is defined by the distant, serrated silhouettes of the Shaler Mountains. It lies 794.8 miles west-southwest of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 238°T). The landscape surrounding Unalaska is characterized by expansive, wind-swept plains and broken tundra, punctuated by the quiet, freshwater presence of Unalaska Lake and the persistent, cold flow of Holmes Creek. To the west, the deep, shadowed contours of Makushin Valley carve a path through the earth, offering a profound sense of isolation under a sky that shifts rapidly from bruised violet to a stark, subarctic gray. The air here holds a thin, crystalline quality, sharpening the edges of the distant peaks and lending a deliberate, measured pace to the movement of light across the open ground.

History remains embedded in the soil of Unalaska, where the remnants of earlier eras persist alongside the modern infrastructure of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. Life in Unalaska is defined by an economy that leans into the harsh, demanding realities of its interior geography, requiring a resilience that dictates the rhythm of daily work and seasonal preparation. Residents observe the migration of wildlife and the changing seasons with a practiced eye, moving through a land that demands respect for its sheer, uncompromising scale. Despite the remoteness, there is a quiet, enduring character to the place, a persistence found in the steady maintenance of local life against the backdrop of an immense, indifferent wilderness.

About This Unalaska Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Unalaska, Alaska. Coordinates: 53.910255, -166.529029. 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 Unalaska includes the ZIP code (99685, 99692), telephone area code (907), county seat of Aleutians West, and school district assignment (Unalaska City 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.