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Aerial of runway at Cold Bay, Izembek National Wildlife Refuge

Cold BayAK

A town of 145, settled in 1982. Nearly 70.6% of it is conserved land.

Photo: US Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domain
Population
145
residents
Median age
23.9
years
Land area
72 sq mi

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Small town

145 people, and everyone knows the way

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Mostly Cloudy
H 48° · L 38°

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Outdoors

Nearly a third of Cold Bay is conserved land

143 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

70.6%conserved
70.6%
conserved · 30,412 of 43,106 acres
143 mi
of trails · 2.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge21.6 mi3,319
2. Izembek Wilderness19.3 mi5,975
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Natural hazards

Very high risk, with tsunamis at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 99% of U.S. communities.

99risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
99Very high riskLowerHigher
TsunamisVolcanic activityEarthquakes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Cold Bay has chilly, snowy winters and cool summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 56°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 67 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

67″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–35°
Spring30–41°
Summer46–55°
Fall37–47°
Oct 4
typical first frost
May 25
typical last frost
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Cold Bay is

Cold Bay beats the Alaska average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17.

32 measures vs. Alaska
1 better14 too close to call17 worse
What stands outCold BayAK
Fewer adults who have had cancer5.9%7%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth28.4%13.5%
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Headland at Cold Bay, ca. 1910
c. 1910 · Headland at Cold Bay, ca. 1910 · Wikimedia Commons
Cold Bay’s story

44 years in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

Cold Bay village, southwest end of the Alaska Peninsula, ca. 1912Three natives in a bidarki or skin covered boat on Cold Bay, ca. 1912Three natives in bidarki, or skin covered boat on Cold Bay, ca. 1912
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About Cold Bay

City in Alaska, United States

Official town website ↗

Cold Bay (Aleut: Udaamagax,; Sugpiaq: Pualu) is a city in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 108, but at the 2020 census this had reduced to 50. Cold Bay is one of the main commercial centers of the Alaska Peninsula, which extends west towards the Aleutian Islands, and is home to Cold Bay Airport.

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Established
1982
Population
50
Area
72 sq mi
Elevation
138 ft
ZIP code
99571
Area code
907

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