THE MEKORYUK LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Subarctic Coastal Plains setting.
Mekoryuk city has 7.07 square miles of land in Bethel Census Area. Its Census reference point is in Subarctic Coastal Plains.
Coastal plains and broad river deltas contain many lakes and winding channels. Wet tundra landscapes reflect the meeting of maritime and continental influences in western Alaska.
Regional context: Subarctic Coastal Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Mekoryuk and Bethel Census Area
Mekoryuk is associated with Bethel 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.
Mekoryuk by land and water
The Census records 0.01 square miles of water within Mekoryuk, or 0.2% of its total area. It is 10.6 percentage points lower than the 10.8% recorded for Bethel Census Area. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Mekoryuk city has 24.6% of the land area of nearby Toksook Bay city (28.8 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

