Town guide

Port Heiden, Alaska

Port Heiden is a city in Lake And Penins County, Alaska, home to about 73 people across 47 square miles. Its ZIP code is 99549.

Population732 per sq mi
Median home value$130,000Census, as estimated by owners

ZIP codes in Port Heiden

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Port Heiden, AK99549Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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Distances

Nearest major airportTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)421 miles away
Closer regional airportPort Heiden Airport (PTH)2 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Anchorage, AK439 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Port Heiden; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Port Heiden

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

Port Heiden had 100 residents in the 2020 census, down 16% since 2000.

It’s the 245th largest of 321 towns in Alaska by population.

Lake And Penins County grew from 1,668 residents in 1990 to 1,476 in 2020.

Port Heiden population by census2000: 119, 2010: 102, 2020: 100119200010220101002020

Lake And Penins County, 1990–2020

Lake And Penins County population, 1990 to 20201990: 1,668, 2000: 1,823, 2010: 1,631, 2020: 1,4762K’902K’002K’101K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Jobs in Lake And Penins County

252 jobs at 57 businesses in Lake And Penins County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Lake And Penins CountyTransportation and warehousing: 102 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 27 jobs; Utilities: 17 jobs; Retail trade: 17 jobs; Other services: 16 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 4 jobs; Arts, entertainment and recreation: 4 jobs; Real estate and rentals: 3 jobsTransportation and warehousing 41% Hotels and restaurants 11% Utilities 7% Retail trade 7% Other services 6% Health care and social assistance 2% Arts, entertainment and recreation 2% Real estate and rentals 1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Schools in Port Heiden

Public schools here are run by Lake and Peninsula Borough School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Meshik SchoolPort HeidenPre-K–1229Public4.5 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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