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Community Overview: Gambell
Sivuqaq
Place Name Translation: The One Wrung Out
Indigenous Language: St. Lawrence Island Yupik (Siberian Yupik)
English Pronunciation:
GAM bull
Harbor Dock: No
State Ferry: No
Cargo Barge: Yes
Road Connection: No
Coastal:
Post Office: Gambell Post Office
+ 1 (907) 985-5213
ANCSA Regional Corporation: Bering Straits Native Corporation
Native Regional Health Care: Norton Sound Health Corporation
ANCSA Regional Non-Profit: Kawerak, Incorporated
School District: Bering Strait School District
Healthcare Facility: Bessie Kaningok Health Clinic - Norton Sound Health Corporation
+1 (907) 985-5012
Library:
Disadvantaged Community:
Connected to National Highway System (NHS):
Access to Other Public Aviation Facilities:
Description: Gambell's isolated location on an island with no seaport results in heavy dependence upon air transport. The state-owned airport has an asphalt runway. Regular flights from Nome and charters from Unalakleet are available. Freight is shipped by barge from Anchorage. Winter transportation on St. Lawrence Island primarily consists of snow-machine travel over packed snow. However, these routes often traverse through treacherous landscapes that offer little or no points of reference during bad weather. Tripods were installed in 2013 marking the winter routes between Gambell and Savoonga, as well as other points on the southern part of St. Lawrence Island. An approximately 7 mile evacuation road was completed in 2013 which extends southward from the village of Gambell.
DCCED Certified Population Counts
YearPopulation
2018722
2019667
2020684
2021620
2022629
2023630
2024645
Community: Sivuqaq (Gambell)
Year Range: 2018-2024
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten8
Kindergarten13
FirstGrade10
SecondGrade12
ThirdGrade8
FourthGrade10
FifthGrade14
SixthGrade8
SeventhGrade16
EighthGrade18
NinthGrade11
TenthGrade9
EleventhGrade8
TwelfthGrade9
TotalEnrollmentK12146
TotalEnrollmentPK12154
Community: Sivuqaq (Gambell)
School Year: 2024/2025
Community Statistics
Community: Sivuqaq (Gambell)
Community: Sivuqaq (Gambell)
Community: Sivuqaq (Gambell)
Community: Sivuqaq (Gambell)