Port Alexander, Alaska

About Port Alexander

Port Alexander, AK is a tiny community located in southern Alaska with an estimated population of 74.

Officially, Port Alexander is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 3.5 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 21 residents per square mile.

📰 Port Alexander News Today

• Port Alexander lands new float plane service for ‘essential’ Sitka connection Alaska Public Media · Oct 25
• KCAW hopes to bring wind and solar to Port Alexander with new project KCAW · Aug 5
• A new science academy could help keep Port Alexander’s school doors open KTOO · Mar 8
• Port Alexander, AK Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Aug 5
• Halibut For Hippies fieldethos.com · Jan 28

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What Makes Port Alexander Unique

• The only place in America named Port Alexander — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• With 74 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
• Alaska living: vast wilderness, midnight sun in summer, and true frontier spirit.
• Positioned in southern Alaska, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.

🏫 Schools in Port Alexander

• Port Alexander School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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