Nuiqsut, Alaska

Nuiqsut Nuiqsat
City
A row of homes in the center of Nuiqsut, Alaska
Nuiqsut Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 70°12′59″N 151°00′21″W / 70.21639°N 151.00583°W / 70.21639; -151.00583
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	North Slope
Incorporated	June 24, 1975[1]
Area [2]
• Total	8.89 sq mi (23.02 km2)
• Land	8.89 sq mi (23.02 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	23 ft (7 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	512
• Density	57.61/sq mi (22.24/km2)
Time zone	UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code	99789
Area code	907
FIPS code	02-56320
GNIS feature ID	1416680, 2419439

Nuiqsut (Inupiaq: Nuiqsat, IPA: [nuiχsɐt]) is a city^[4] in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 512 at the 2020 census.^[3]

1. ↑ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 110.
2. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Nuiqsut city, Alaska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
4. ↑ "Nuiqsut city, Alaska". Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2013.