Welcome to Port Nikiski ...

A typical abbreviation for Port Nikiski: Prt. Nikiski

Port Nikiski is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Port Nikiski lies in the Alaskan Time Zone (AKST/AKDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Port Nikiski: 907

Communities near Port Nikiski ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Port Nikiski.

• Kenai
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenai
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenai <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kenai
  • From Port Nikiski to Kenai
• Soldotna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldotna
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,790 people
  • Soldotna has also been known as:
  • Soldatna
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soldotna <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Soldotna
  • From Port Nikiski to Soldotna
• Salamatof
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamatof
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Salamatof
  • From Port Nikiski to Salamatof
• Ridgeway
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
• Kalifornsky
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalifornsky
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kalifornsky
  • From Port Nikiski to Kalifornsky
• Cohoe
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoe
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cohoe
  • From Port Nikiski to Cohoe
• Sterling
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sterling
  • From Port Nikiski to Sterling
• Kasilof
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasilof
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kasilof <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kasilof
  • From Port Nikiski to Kasilof
• Funny River
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funny River
• Drift River
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drift River

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Port Nikiski. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Nikiski.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Nikiski. See our Newspapers Page for Port Nikiski.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Nikiski ...

Looking for more information about Port Nikiski? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Port Nikiski, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Port Nikiski.