Lake Minchumina is a community in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, home to about 7 people across 227 square miles. Its ZIP code is 99757.
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| Nearest major airport | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)201 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Ruby Airport (RBY)111 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Anchorage, AK210 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lake Minchumina; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Lake Minchumina had 30 residents in the 2020 census, down 6% since 2000.
It’s the 314th largest of 321 towns in Alaska by population.
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area grew from 4,097 residents in 1960 to 5,343 in 2020.
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, 1960–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 69°F in summer, and winter lows average -10°F. About 14.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 54 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Minchumina, AK weather station (2 miles away).
268 jobs at 92 businesses in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Libraries (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 8 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.
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