Following the war, Fort Morrow closed, but a number of residents remained in the area. Twenty-one salmon fishing vessels are owned by Port Heiden residents. Ninety-five percent of the population is of Aleut, Athapaskan, Canadian Indian, or Eskimo decent. Port Heiden recently relocated inland because storm waves had eroded much of the old townsite and threatened to destroy buildings. A 6,200-foot airstrip located near the old World War II military base serves as the area's transportation hub.
Passengers frequently change planes there when going to the Pacific-side community.
Means of communication are telephone, radio, television, and regional newspapers. Regular air transportation services are provided by Reeve Aleutian Airways and Peninsula Airways. Utility services include electricity, garbage collection, and fuel distribution. Two community health aides are responsible for local health care at the community clinic. Marine facilities include a boat haul-out with inside storage space for fur boats and outside space for twenty vessels, an unloading area on the beach, and additional marine storage facilities.