Mud Bay is a community in Haines Borough, Alaska, home to about 79 people across 12 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 99827.
Homes sold for a median of $245 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Haines; part is in Mud Bay
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Mud Bay. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)513 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Haines Airport (HNS)1 mile away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Anchorage, AK490 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Mud Bay; 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.
Mud Bay had 159 residents in the 2020 census, up 16% since 2000.
It’s the 240th largest of 321 towns in Alaska by population.
Haines Borough grew from 1,504 residents in 1970 to 2,080 in 2020.
Haines Borough, 1970–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 65°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 47.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Haines Ap, AK weather station (about a mile away).
659 jobs at 137 businesses in Haines Borough. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
36 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mud Bay.
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 7 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 3 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 3 |
| Mental health providers | 12 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 9 |
| Chiropractors | 2 |
Source: providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
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Counts are within about 2.5 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.
Public schools here are run by Haines Borough School District, Chatham School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haines ElementaryHaines | Pre-K–8 | 153 | Public | 3.3 mi |
| Haines Home SchoolHaines | K–12 | 24 | Public | 3.3 mi |
| Klukwan SchoolKlukwan | K–12 | 21 | Public | 16.1 mi |
| Haines High SchoolHaines | 9–12 | 78 | Public | 3.3 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 Haines, Mosquito Lake, Klukwan, Excursion Inlet, Lutak and Covenant Life.
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