The City of Adak is located on Kuluk Bay on Adak Island near the end of the Aleutian Chain. As of 2020, Adak has a recorded population of 171 residents, including 38 American Indian or Alaska Natives. Flight time to Anchorage is three hours or longer, depending on weather conditions. This community lies 1,200 miles southwest of Anchorage and 450 miles west of Dutch Harbor. Adak is the southernmost community in Alaska and on the same latitude as Haida Gwaii in Canada, and Brussels, Belgium. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 127.3 square miles (330 km2).