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Point Lay, AK

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Population
390
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Elevation
25 ft
Median Home Value
$119,100
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$1,042/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$104,063
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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About Point Lay

Point Lay is a small census-designated community in Alaska's North Slope Borough, on the Chukchi Sea coast. Its population is only a few hundred people, but it has grown since 2010 and remains one of the remote coastal villages of Arctic Alaska. The nearby former radar installations hint at Cold War-era military geography, while daily life is shaped far more by distance, weather, subsistence traditions, and the realities of living far from the road system.

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