Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 41 min4:09 am – 9:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 54 min8:29 am – 3:23 pm
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People50 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.324 householdsMedian household income $57,813Median home value $118,80083% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 64°F, lows 50°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 32°F162 in of rain a year, on about 201 dayswettest month October56 in of snow a year, on about 24 days0 days above 90°F, 68 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Port Alexander station
Nearby landmarksPort Alexanderbay · under a milePort Armstrongbay · 3.1 miPoint Conclusioncape · 1.6 miLeona Lakelake · 2.3 miFlotsam Islandisland · 1.5 miPoint Elizacape · 3.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Earthquakes64 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 4+, 4 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.1 on 4 Aug 197233 mi away, near Port Alexander, AlaskaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 4 Jul 202641 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateVolcanic activity Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Internet at home67% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone33% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPort Alexander PWSserves 95 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2022: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level75 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation45 ft14 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officePort Alexander Post Officeunder a mileFire stationPort Alexander Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolPort Alexander Schoolunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport SIT61 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 99836 ZIP area.
