THE HYDER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Pacific Coastal Mountains setting.
Hyder CDP has 17.1 square miles of land in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area. Its Census reference point is in Pacific Coastal Mountains.
Coastal Alaska's steep, wet mountains include large areas of glacial terrain. Rocky slopes and ice-covered highlands contrast with lower shrub-covered settings where vegetation can establish.
Regional context: Pacific Coastal Mountains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Hyder and Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
Hyder is associated with Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Hyder by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Hyder, or 0% of its total area. It is 51.7 percentage points lower than the 51.7% recorded for Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Hyder CDP has 30.9 times the land area of nearby Loring CDP (0.55 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

