Map of Point Lay CDP

Point Lay (Kali in Inupiaq- “Mound”) is a census-designated place (CDP) in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 330, up from 189 in 2010.

Point Lay CDP overview:
Name:Point Lay CDP
LSAD Code:57
LSAD Description:CDP (suffix)
State:Alaska
County:North Slope Borough
Total Area:32.29 sq mi (83.63 km²)
Land Area:28.51 sq mi (73.85 km²)
Water Area:3.78 sq mi (9.78 km²)
Total Population:330
Population Density:11.57/sq mi (4.47/km²)
ZIP code:99759
Area code:907
FIPS code:0261700

Online Interactive Map

Point Lay online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Point Lay location map. Where is Point Lay CDP?

Point Lay location on the Alaska map. Where is Point Lay CDP.
Location of Point Lay in Alaska.

Point Lay Road Map

Road map of Point Lay
Road map of Point Lay

Point Lay city Satellite Map

Satellite map of Point Lay
Satellite map of Point Lay

Geography

Point Lay is located at 69°44′28″N 163°0′31″W / 69.74111°N 163.00861°W / 69.74111; -163.00861 (69.741023, -163.008613) on the shores of the Chukchi Sea.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 34.5 square miles (89 km), of which, 30.5 square miles (79 km) of it is land and 4.0 square miles (10 km) of it (11.66%) is water.

Point Lay once was on a barrier island of Kasegaluk Lagoon, but moved to the mainland near the mouth of the Kokolik River during the 1970s. A weather station was operated from October 1949 to March 1958.

Apart from its landmass that is in mainland Alaska, it also consists two peninsulas that are found on its most northwestern side.

Point Lay has a tundra climate (Koppen ET) with long, very cold winters and short, cool to mild summers.

See also

Map of Alaska State and its subdivision: Map of other states:
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