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False PassAK

A town of 151, settled in 1990.

Photo: Public domain · Public domain
Population
151
residents
Median age
32.8
years
Land area
68 sq mi
Small town

151 people, and everyone knows the way

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Cloudy and Breezy
H 0° · L 43°

Upcoming events

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The data

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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 →
Outdoors

11.6% of False Pass is conserved land

6.3 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

11.6%conserved
11.6%
conserved · 4,825 of 41,579 acres
6.3 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge—2,055
2. Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge—991
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Health

How healthy False Pass is

False Pass beats the Alaska average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.

32 measures vs. Alaska
9 better11 too close to call12 worse
What stands outFalse PassAK
Fewer adults who have had cancer2.9%7%
Fewer adults with arthritis12.9%23.3%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth22.9%13.5%
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools

False Pass’s public schools outperform 45% of Alaska districts

The public schools False Pass’s kids attend trail 55% of Alaska’s districts on state tests.

B−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
False Pass SchoolPK–1210Not graded
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AK on state testsAll 1 schools →
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1926 · Falsepass ak plat1588peharris1926 · Wikimedia Commons
False Pass’s story

36 years in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

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About False Pass

City in Alaska, United States

Official town website ↗

False Pass (Aleut: Isanax̂) is a city on Unimak Island, in the Aleutians East Borough of southwestern Alaska, United States. The population was 397 in the 2020 census, but only 35 are resident year-round; many fish processing plant workers are seasonal.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1990
Population
397
Area
68 sq mi
Elevation
30 ft
ZIP code
99583
Area code
99583

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