Naknek is a community in Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska, home to about 522 people across 82 square miles. Its ZIP code is 99633.
Homes sold for a median of $260 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Naknek. 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)290 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | King Salmon Airport (AKN)11 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Anchorage, AK311 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Naknek; 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.
Naknek had 470 residents in the 2020 census, down 31% since 2000.
It’s the 124th largest of 321 towns in Alaska by population.
Bristol Bay Borough grew from 1,147 residents in 1970 to 844 in 2020.
Bristol Bay 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 10°F. About 21.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 47 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, King Salmon, AK weather station (12 miles away).
426 jobs at 114 businesses in Bristol Bay Borough. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Naknek.
Providers with an office here
| Dentists | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 4 |
Source: providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (1 nearby)
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.
Public schools here are run by Bristol Bay Borough School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naknek ElementaryNaknek | Pre-K–6 | 54 | Public | 5.1 mi |
| Bristol Bay CorrespondenceNaknek | K–12 | 3 | Public | 5.1 mi |
| Bristol Bay Middle/High SchoolNaknek | 7–12 | 49 | Public | 5.1 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Bay Christian Learning CenterNaknek | 2–9 | 14 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 3.8 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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