Bethel Census Area, AK

What LandBenchmark can tell you about a parcel in Bethel Census Area — and, just as importantly, what it can't.

Land area
40,638.6
sq mi
Water area
4,917
sq mi
County FIPS
02050
Center
60.929, -160.153

Area and center from the US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer.

Measured terrain around the Bethel Census Area centroid

Centroid elevation
161
m (528 ft)
Terrain relief
414
m spread (p95−p5, ~20–40 km window)

The county center sits at about 161 m above sea level. Elevation across the sampled window spreads 414 m — mountainous terrain by our banding (flat <30 m · gently rolling 30–100 m · hilly 100–300 m · mountainous >300 m). Water covers about 11% of the county's area (Census Gazetteer). These are county-scale context, not parcel measurements — a specific parcel gets its own slope, flood and usable-acreage readings when analyzed.

Elevation measured 2026-07-21 from the AWS Terrain Tiles (terrarium encoding, z10).

Data available for Bethel Census Area

  • No free owner records. Alaska does not publish a free statewide parcel-and-owner dataset, so LandBenchmark cannot show who owns a parcel in Bethel Census Area. The county assessor's office is the authoritative source. Every measured signal below is unaffected.
  • Legal description — township, range and section from the BLM Public Land Survey System.
  • FEMA flood zones, wetlands, soil survey and NCCPI soil productivity — the federal layers, all free and all available here.
  • 56 measured signals from satellite imagery and public records — slope and usable acreage, observed surface water, vegetation trend, wildfire and seismic hazard, access and neighboring land use. Each one cites its method, its source, and the date it was observed.

LandBenchmark has no listings and does not know what is for sale in Bethel Census Area. It analyses a parcel you point it at. It is an automated Phase-1 desk screen, not a survey, a flood determination, or a substitute for on-site inspection.

Common questions about land in Bethel Census Area

Can I see who owns a parcel in Bethel Census Area?

Not from free data — Alaska does not publish a free statewide parcel-ownership dataset, and LandBenchmark does not buy broker data. The Bethel Census Area assessor's office is the authoritative source; every measured signal is unaffected.

How hilly is Bethel Census Area?

Around the county center, measured elevation spreads 414 m across a ~20–40 km window — mountainous terrain by our banding. Individual parcels vary: a report measures the actual slope and usable acreage of the parcel you point it at.

What can LandBenchmark measure for a parcel in Bethel Census Area?

56 measured signals, each cited with source and observation date: FEMA flood zone plus surface water observed in multi-year imagery, USFWS wetlands, USDA soil survey and productivity, slope and usable acreage, wildfire and seismic hazard, access and surroundings. What a satellite cannot verify — title, zoning, perc results, water rights — goes on a human-verify checklist naming the Bethel Census Area offices that can.

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