Quinhagak, Alaska

Quinhagak
Kuinerraq
City
Quinhagak Airport
Quinhagak is located in Alaska
Quinhagak
Quinhagak
Location within the state of Alaska
Coordinates: 59°45′12″N 161°54′10″W / 59.75333°N 161.90278°W / 59.75333; -161.90278
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census AreaBethel
IncorporatedFebruary 13, 1975[1]
Area
 • Total4.69 sq mi (12.14 km2)
 • Land4.10 sq mi (10.62 km2)
 • Water0.59 sq mi (1.52 km2)
Elevation
16 ft (5 m)
Population
 • Total776
 • Density189.27/sq mi (73.07/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99655
Area code907
FIPS code02-64600
GNIS feature ID1408462

Quinhagak (/ˈkwɪnəhɑːk/;[4] also spelled Kwinhagak) is a city in the state of Alaska in the United States. It is in the Bethel Census Area. In 2020, there were 776 people living there.[3]

Its name is Kuinerraq in the Central Alaskan Yup'ik language. This name was used as early as 1000 A.D.

  1. 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 125.
  2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  4. "Quinhagak". Alaska Community Information Summaries (CIS). Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2010-11-30.

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