Womens Bay Alaska Map

About Womens Bay, Alaska

Womens Bay is a locality in Kodiak Island, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 788. The population density is 8.7 people per km². Womens Bay is located at 57.6822°N, 152.6686°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP code: 99615.

Womens Bay is a broad sweep of Alaskan coastline, where a restless grey sea meets a landscape of stark, unyielding beauty. It lies 262.9 miles south-south-west of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 203°T), and is situated 7.7 miles south-west of Kodiak Station. Jagged peaks, cloaked in the deep greens of spruce and the muted browns of alpine tundra, plunge towards the water, their flanks scored by ancient glaciers. Between these imposing sentinels, the land softens into rolling hills and stretches of sedge-covered marsh, a vibrant, mossy carpet under a sky that shifts with capricious grace, from the pearly luminescence of dawn to the bruised purples of an approaching storm. The air here carries the sharp, clean tang of salt and pine, a bracing tonic that seems to awaken the senses, and the persistent murmur of waves breaking on pebble beaches is a constant, elemental soundtrack. Historically, Womens Bay has been a place of enduring human presence, a hub for those who sought sustenance and shelter from the formidable Alaskan elements. The waters teem with life, and for centuries, the indigenous Alutiiq people have relied on its bounty, their ancient traditions interwoven with the rhythm of the seasons and the tides. More recently, the bay became a significant site for the fishing industry, its shores dotted with processing plants and a bustling harbor that hums with the activity of seiners and trawlers returning with their catches. The scent of brine and diesel mingles with the earthy aroma of damp soil, a characteristic perfume of this working coastline, and the weathered wooden docks, slick with sea spray, speak of a hardy resilience, a testament to livelihoods wrested from the powerful embrace of the ocean.

About This Womens Bay Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Womens Bay, Alaska — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 57.682222, -152.668611. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Womens Bay and Kodiak Island.

Detailed location data for Womens Bay includes the ZIP code (99615), telephone area code (907), county seat of Kodiak Island, and school district assignment (Kodiak Island Borough School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Womens Bay is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.