Town guide

Adak, Alaska

Adak is a city in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, home to about 73 people across 32 square miles. Its ZIP code is 99546.

Population732 per sq mi
Median home value$139,100Census, as estimated by owners

ZIP codes in Adak

1 ZIP code
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Who represents Adak

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Adak had 171 residents in the 2020 census, down 46% since 2000.

It’s the 245th largest of 321 towns in Alaska by population.

Aleutians West Census Area grew from 6,011 residents in 1960 to 5,232 in 2020.

Adak population by census2000: 316, 2010: 326, 2020: 171316200032620101712020

Aleutians West Census Area, 1960–2020

Aleutians West Census Area population, 1960 to 20201960: 6,011, 1970: 8,057, 1980: 7,768, 1990: 9,478, 2000: 5,465, 2010: 5,561, 2020: 5,2326K’608K’708K’809K’905K’006K’105K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Jobs in Aleutians West Census Area

3,897 jobs at 119 businesses in Aleutians West Census Area. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Aleutians West Census AreaManufacturing: 2,524 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 597 jobs; Agriculture, forestry and fishing: 174 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 127 jobs; Wholesale trade: 111 jobs; Retail trade: 111 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 85 jobs; Construction: 41 jobsManufacturing 65% Transportation and warehousing 15% Agriculture, forestry and fishing 5% Hotels and restaurants 3% Wholesale trade 3% Retail trade 3% Health care and social assistance 2% Construction 1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Adak.

Providers with an office here

Specialist doctors1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1

Source: providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Adak

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • 100 Knot Stop0.1 mi

Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.

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