Town guide

Happy Valley, Alaska

Happy Valley is a community in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, home to about 775 people across 88 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 99556 and 99639.

Homes sold for a median of $227 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population7759 per sq mi
Median home value$253,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$227Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking15%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Happy Valley

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Happy Valley

Distances

Nearest major airportTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)108 miles away
Closer regional airportHomer Airport (HOM)17 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Anchorage, AK122 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Happy Valley; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Happy Valley

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

Happy Valley had 713 residents in the 2020 census, up 46% since 2000.

It’s the 94th largest of 321 towns in Alaska by population.

Kenai Peninsula Borough grew from 6,097 residents in 1960 to 58,799 in 2020.

Happy Valley population by census2000: 489, 2010: 593, 2020: 713489200059320107132020

Kenai Peninsula Borough, 1960–2020

Kenai Peninsula Borough population, 1960 to 20201960: 6,097, 1970: 14,250, 1980: 25,282, 1990: 40,802, 2000: 49,691, 2010: 55,400, 2020: 58,7996K’6014K’7025K’8041K’9050K’0055K’1059K’20

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

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 61°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 29.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 101 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Happy ValleyJan: high 28°F, low 18°F, 2.1 in; Feb: high 31°F, low 20°F, 1.9 in; Mar: high 33°F, low 21°F, 1.2 in; Apr: high 42°F, low 29°F, 1.4 in; May: high 51°F, low 36°F, 1.2 in; Jun: high 57°F, low 42°F, 1.6 in; Jul: high 61°F, low 47°F, 2.3 in; Aug: high 60°F, low 46°F, 3.3 in; Sep: high 53°F, low 41°F, 4.6 in; Oct: high 42°F, low 32°F, 3.6 in; Nov: high 33°F, low 23°F, 3.2 in; Dec: high 29°F, low 20°F, 3.3 in28°18°Jan2.131°20°Feb1.933°21°Mar1.242°29°Apr1.451°36°May1.257°42°Jun1.661°47°Jul2.360°46°Aug3.353°41°Sep4.642°32°Oct3.633°23°Nov3.229°20°Dec3.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Homer 8 Nw, AK weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Kenai Peninsula Borough

15,786 jobs at 2,405 businesses in Kenai Peninsula Borough. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Kenai Peninsula BoroughHealth care and social assistance: 3,954 jobs; Retail trade: 2,812 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 2,000 jobs; Construction: 1,147 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 1,060 jobs; Other services: 805 jobs; Manufacturing: 755 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 604 jobsHealth care and social assistance 25% Retail trade 18% Hotels and restaurants 13% Construction 7% Transportation and warehousing 7% Other services 5% Manufacturing 5% Mining, oil and gas 4%

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

Health care

16 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Happy Valley’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • South Peninsula HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Homer15.7 miles
  • Central Peninsula General HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Soldotna48.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1
Dentists2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants5
Mental health providers4
Physical and occupational therapists3
Chiropractors1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Happy Valley

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Stariski State Recreation Ground · 22 acres4.3 mi

Libraries

  • Anchor Point Public Library7.6 mi

Counts are within about 6 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Happy Valley

Public schools here are run by Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Chapman SchoolAnchor PointPre-K–8168Public7.8 mi
Nikolaevsk SchoolNikolaevskPre-K–1219Public4.8 mi
Ninilchik SchoolNinilchikPre-K–12107Public12.2 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Anchor Point, Ninilchik and Nikolaevsk.

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