Sts. Peter and Paul Church · National Register of Historic Places
St. Paul’s story
83 years in pictures
1 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
- 1943St. Paul is settled
St. PaulAK
A town of 378, settled in 1943.
Photo: Public domain · Public domain
Population
378
residents
Median home value
$95K
Census ACS
Household income
$158K
median
Median age
32.8
years
Land area
296 sq mi
Small town
378 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in St. Paul. Another town gets a different order.
Natural hazards
Very high risk, with tsunamis at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 100% of U.S. communities.
100risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
TsunamisEarthquakes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
St. Paul has chilly, snowy winters and cool summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 52°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 64 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
64″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–31°
Spring26–35°
Summer43–51°
Fall36–44°
Sep 28
typical first frost
Jun 4
typical last frost
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy St. Paul is
St. Paul beats the Alaska average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 21.
32 measures vs. Alaska
1 better10 too close to call21 worse
| What stands out | St. Paul | AK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.9% | 7% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 30.5% | 14.3% |
1 of 3
care shortages: primary care
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
1.4% of St. Paul is conserved land
43 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
1.4%conserved
1.4%
conserved · 2,599 of 187,400 acres
43 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge | 5.1 mi | 2,360 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Schools
St. Paul’s public schools outperform 49% of Alaska districts
The public schools St. Paul’s kids attend trail 51% of Alaska’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
B−School Grade
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul School | PK–12 | 61 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AK on state testsAll 1 schools →
About St. Paul
City in Alaska, United States
St. Paul (Aleut: Tanax̂ Amix̂ or Sanpuulax̂, Russian: Сент-Пол, romanized: Sent-Pol) is a city in the Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States. It is the main settlement of Saint Paul Island in the Pribilof Islands, an archipelago in the Bering Sea. The population was 413 at the 2020 census, down from 479 in 2010. The three closest islands to Saint Paul Island are Otter Island to the southwest, Saint George slightly to the south, and Walrus Island to the east. St. Paul Island's land area is 43 sq mi (110 km2). In 2008, it had one school with 76 students, one post office, one bar, one small store, and one church (the Russian Orthodox Sts. Peter and Paul Church), which is listed on t…
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- Established
- 1943
- Population
- 413
- Area
- 296 sq mi
- Elevation
- 23 ft
- ZIP code
- 99660
- Area code
- 907
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