Located on point Spencer on the Bering Sea coast, 80 miles northwest of Nome. U.S. Coast Guard or charter flights from Nome. The population of Port Clarence is 30. The zip code for the village is 99762.
Port Calrence is 10 feet above sea level. The mean annual precipitation is 10 inches and the mean annual snowfall is 47 inches. Snow starts falling in late October; the last snowfall is usually in late May.
An asphalt airstrip is located 1 mile northeast of the village. The airstrip is 4,500 feet in length. The airstrip is closed to the public and is available to private aircraft only in emergencies unless prior permission is obtained from the Coast Guard District 17 headquarters in Juneau.
Port Clarence is a U. S. Coast Guard loran station with no public facilities. The airfield was originally constructed for bombers in WWII. The Coast Guard station was built in 1961 to aid in navigation for ships in the Bering Sea.
Residents of nearby communities use the Point Spencer spit during the summer fishing season.
