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Country around Point Lay is a rural area of about 390 people in North Slope Borough, Alaska, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. Summer highs average 52°F and winter highs -4°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $1k a month.
390people
$119kTypical home
$1,042/moRent
52° / -4°Summer / winter
64"Snow
172Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 390 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 525 mi to Fairbanks, AK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$751/mo)
- Median rent $1,042/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 52°F
- Winter highs around -4°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 172 sunny days a year (26 totally clear)
- 193 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 178 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 17
- 58% of households have kids
- 5% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 10 min
- 39% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to PIZ airport
- 694 mi to ANC (major hub)
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 49 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 210 mi to a big lake
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Alaska districts (reading)
- 136 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 174 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 196 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- North Slope Borough: R+14 in 2024
- Alaska: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk