THE WALES LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Subarctic Coastal Plains setting.
Wales city has 2.24 square miles of land in Nome 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
Wales and Nome Census Area
Wales is associated with Nome 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.
Wales by land and water
The Census records 0.06 square miles of water within Wales, or 2.8% of its total area. It is 16 percentage points lower than the 18.8% recorded for Nome Census Area. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Wales city has 92.1% of the land area of nearby Diomede city (2.43 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.