Bethel Census Area at a glance
Bethel Census Area is one of 30 county-level areas in Alaska. Its 40,654.9 square miles of land place it at position 3 among those areas by land size. Including 4,900.7 square miles of water, its mapped total area is approximately 45,555.6 square miles.
| Full Census name | Bethel Census Area |
|---|---|
| State | Alaska |
| FIPS / GEOID | 02050 |
| Boundary vintage | 2025 |
| Outline source scale | 1:500,000 |
Counties along the boundary
These county-level areas share a line segment with Bethel Census Area in the Census cartographic boundary dataset. Select one to continue exploring.
- Dillingham Census AreaAlaska
- Kenai Peninsula BoroughAlaska
- Kusilvak Census AreaAlaska
- Lake and Peninsula BoroughAlaska
- Matanuska-Susitna BoroughAlaska
- Yukon-Koyukuk Census AreaAlaska
Using this map
Choose a blank outline for coloring or a labelled download for reference. SVG preserves editable boundary artwork, PNG works in slides, and PDF provides a ready-to-print landscape page. Use the full state map to compare surrounding counties.
Roads, topography, and aerial imagery are available in the interactive background viewer. Those backgrounds have their own dates and sources; the red boundary overlay follows the 2025 Census geography.
Sources and precision
U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files. The county outline uses the 1:500,000 file; location maps and interactive overlays use 1:5,000,000. Areas come from ALAND and AWATER, converted to square miles and rounded to one decimal place. Neighbor links are calculated from shared boundary segments, not from point-only contacts. Generalized maps are for geographic reference, not parcel or legal boundary determination. Full methodology.