Town guide

Pilot Station, Alaska

Pilot Station is a city in Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, home to about 713 people across 1.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 99650.

Population713443 per sq mi
Median home value$52,200Census, as estimated by owners

ZIP codes in Pilot Station

1 ZIP code
Pilot Station, AK99650Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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Around Pilot Station

Distances

Nearest major airportTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)427 miles away
Closer regional airportEmmonak Airport (EMK)78 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Anchorage, AK450 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Pilot Station; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Pilot Station

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

Pilot Station had 615 residents in the 2020 census, up 12% since 2000.

It’s the 102nd largest of 321 towns in Alaska by population.

Pilot Station population by census2000: 550, 2010: 568, 2020: 615550200056820106152020

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).

Places in and around Pilot Station

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • AC Pilot Station0.7 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile 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 Pilot Station

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

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Pilot Station SchoolPilot StationPre-K–12193Public0.9 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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