THE TYONEK LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Cook Inlet setting.
Tyonek CDP has 68 square miles of land in Kenai Peninsula Borough. Its Census reference point is in Cook Inlet.
Glacially shaped level and rolling terrain surrounds Cook Inlet. Spruce and hardwood vegetation occupies a relatively mild coastal setting compared with much of interior Alaska.
Regional context: Cook Inlet ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Tyonek and Kenai Peninsula Borough
Tyonek is associated with Kenai Peninsula Borough 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.
Tyonek by land and water
The Census records 1.14 square miles of water within Tyonek, or 1.6% of its total area. It is 33.6 percentage points lower than the 35.2% recorded for Kenai Peninsula Borough. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Tyonek CDP has 68.5% of the land area of nearby Beluga CDP (99.2 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

