Eyak is on the Copper River highway, 5.5 miles southeast of Cordova, in the Malaspina Coastal Plain. It was annexed to the City of Cordova in 1992, and is the area considered to be the Native Village of Eyak with a population of around 162.

Eyak was first reported in 1869 as "Hyacks," an Aleut village, and then in 1880 as "Ihiak." In 1899, Lt. Comdr. Moser, USN, reported it as a cannery called "Odiak." The area has historically been the home to Aleuts, with the addition of migrating Athabascan and Tlingit Natives calling themselves Eyak. Alaska Natives of other descents also settled in the Cordova area.

Commercial fishing and subsistence activities are central to the community's culture. The Prince William Sound fishery, fish processing, logging and retail businesses provide employment. The city boundaries of Cordova offer an airport, harbor, dock and a State Ferry landing.