Nelson Lagoon is a community in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, home to about 78 people across 188 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 99571.
Mostly Cold Bay; part is in Nelson Lagoon
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| Nearest major airport | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)621 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Cold Bay Airport (CDB)2 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Anchorage, AK641 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Nelson Lagoon; 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.
Nelson Lagoon had 41 residents in the 2020 census, down 51% since 2000.
It’s the 242nd largest of 321 towns in Alaska by population.
Aleutians East Borough grew from 2,464 residents in 1990 to 3,420 in 2020.
Aleutians East Borough, 1990–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 57°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 42.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 67 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cold Bay Ap, AK weather station (2 miles away).
1,986 jobs at 62 businesses in Aleutians East Borough. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
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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Shares ZIP codes with Cold Bay.
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