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Clam Gulch
AlaskaCDP
Clam Gulch
Total population
238
Median home value
$285,000
Bachelor's+
Median income
$91,875
Air quality index
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Clam Gulch is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 207.
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Geography
Clam Gulch is located on the west side of the Kenai Peninsula at (60.227786, -151.393907) on the shores of Cook Inlet. It is bordered to the north by Cohoe and to the south by Ninilchik. The only road access is via the Sterling Highway (Alaska Route 1), which leads northeast to Soldotna and south to Homer. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.06%, are water.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Clam Gulch, AK from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves117
- Black-billed MagpiePica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves97
- Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves92
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves82
- Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves72
- Sandhill craneGrus canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves63
- Short-billed GullLarus brachyrhynchus Richardson, 1831 · Aves54
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea Pontoppidan, 1763 · Aves47
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Tustumena ElementaryElementary · Kasilof · 135 students · 13.5:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.4 — 2026-10-0123 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska
- M 3 — 2026-10-0138 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska
- M 2.7 — 2026-09-2813 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska
- M 3.6 — 2026-09-2842 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska
- M 2.8 — 2026-09-2845 km W of Salamatof, Alaska
- M 2.6 — 2026-09-2765 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Alaska
- Cohoe5.4 mi away · pop. 1,598
- Kasilof9.6 mi away · pop. 313
- Ninilchik10.2 mi away · pop. 965
- Kalifornsky18 mi away · pop. 8,663
- Happy Valley21.9 mi away · pop. 775
- Soldotna22.3 mi away · pop. 4,485
- Kenai25.3 mi away · pop. 7,641
- Ridgeway25.3 mi away · pop. 1,997
- Fox River25.7 mi away · pop. 741
- Nikolaevsk27 mi away · pop. 245
- Salamatof27.5 mi away · pop. 1,149
- Sterling30.7 mi away · pop. 6,323
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Clam Gulch
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-30 20:00 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library