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Community Overview: Nuiqsut
Nuiqsat
Place Name Translation:
Indigenous Language: Iñupiaq
English Pronunciation:
new WICK suht
Harbor Dock: No
State Ferry: No
Cargo Barge: Yes
Road Connection: No
Coastal:
Post Office: Nuiqsut Post Office
+ 1 (907) 480-6529
ANCSA Regional Corporation: Arctic Slope Regional Corporation
Native Regional Health Care: Arctic Slope Native Association, Limited
ANCSA Regional Non-Profit: Arctic Slope Native Association, Limited
School District: North Slope Borough School District
Healthcare Facility: Nuiqsut Clinic - North Slope Borough
+1 (907) 480-6720
Library: Nuiqsut Trapper School/Community Library
+ 1 (907) 480-6712
Disadvantaged Community:
Connected to National Highway System (NHS):
Access to Other Public Aviation Facilities:
Description: Air travel provides the only year-round access. The gravel airstrip is owned and operated by the North Slope Borough. Barrow is a primary air hub for surrounding villages. Mail is shipped to Nuiqsut along the Dalton Highway and then flown from Deadhorse. Coastal access for barged fuel and supply deliveries is possible during the ice-free season, which takes place for only a few weeks during the middle of summer. A 60-mile ice road reaches Nuiqsut approximately 5-7 months per year from Deadhorse and Prudhoe Bay, which are connected to the Alaska road system via the Dalton Highway. Additional trails connect Nuiqsut to Anaktuvak Pass (140 miles) and Atqasuk (150 miles). Snowmobiles and ATVs are commonly used for local transportation. Proposed development of the Colville River Road would provide year-round access to eastern portions of the National Petroleum Reserve Area, and would include a spur road to Nuiqsut.
DCCED Certified Population Counts
YearPopulation
2019505
2020492
2021525
2022492
2023500
2024484
Community: Nuiqsat (Nuiqsut)
Year Range: 2019-2024
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten9
Kindergarten11
FirstGrade12
SecondGrade8
ThirdGrade9
FourthGrade11
FifthGrade10
SixthGrade11
SeventhGrade13
EighthGrade13
NinthGrade9
TenthGrade13
EleventhGrade9
TwelfthGrade5
TotalEnrollmentK12134
TotalEnrollmentPK12143
Community: Nuiqsat (Nuiqsut)
School Year: 2024/2025
Community Statistics
Community: Nuiqsat (Nuiqsut)
Community: Nuiqsat (Nuiqsut)
Community: Nuiqsat (Nuiqsut)
Community: Nuiqsat (Nuiqsut)