Town guide

Hooper Bay, Alaska

Hooper Bay is a city in Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, home to about 903 people across 7.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 99604.

Population903120 per sq mi
Median home value$150,000Census, as estimated by owners

ZIP codes in Hooper Bay

1 ZIP code
Hooper Bay, AK99604Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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Around Hooper Bay

Distances

Nearest major airportTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)534 miles away
Closer regional airportMekoryuk Airport (MYU)80 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Anchorage, AK558 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Hooper Bay; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Hooper Bay

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

Hooper Bay had 1,375 residents in the 2020 census, up 36% since 2000.

It’s the 79th largest of 321 towns in Alaska by population.

Hooper Bay population by census2000: 1,014, 2010: 1,093, 2020: 1,3751,01420001,09320101,3752020

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses.

Jobs in Kusilvak Census Area

629 jobs at 71 businesses in Kusilvak Census Area. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Kusilvak Census AreaRetail trade: 393 jobs; Educational services: 64 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 59 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 23 jobs; Construction: 22 jobs; Other services: 19 jobs; Arts, entertainment and recreation: 11 jobs; Real estate and rentals: 10 jobsRetail trade 63% Educational services 10% Health care and social assistance 9% Transportation and warehousing 4% Construction 4% Other services 3% Arts, entertainment and recreation 2% Real estate and rentals 2%

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

Health care

5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hooper Bay.

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Mental health providers4

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

Places in and around Hooper Bay

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Alaska Commercial Store0.6 mi

Counts are within about 2 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 Hooper Bay

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

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Hooper Bay SchoolHooper BayPre-K–12364Public0.7 mi
Hooper Bay Charter SchoolHooper Bay4–865Charter0.7 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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