Thorne Bay, Alaska

About Thorne Bay

Thorne Bay is a tiny community in southeastern Alaska counting 474 people who proudly call it home.

Thorne Bay holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 26.67 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 18 residents per square mile.

📰 Thorne Bay News Today

• Thorne Bay mayor announces resignation KRBD · Jan 26
• Monthly Weather Forecast for Thorne Bay, Alaska 99919 The Weather Channel · Dec 28
• Thorne Bay man arrested for sexually abusing adopted daughters Your Alaska Link · Oct 15
• Thorne Bay, Alaska Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 18
• Student Greenhouses Prompt Thorne Bay Restaurant Purchase Alaska Public Media · Sep 19

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Thorne Bay Unique

• The only place in America named Thorne Bay — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
• Alaska living: vast wilderness, midnight sun in summer, and true frontier spirit.
• Positioned in southeastern Alaska, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 23 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• The Gallery · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏫 Schools in Thorne Bay

• AK-TRAILS Correspondence
• Thorne Bay School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Thorne Bay

🏘️ Nearby Communities