Elim is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, home to about 383 people across 2.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 99739.
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| Nearest major airport | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)453 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Unalakleet Airport (UNK)67 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Anchorage, AK473 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Elim; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Elim had 366 residents in the 2020 census, up 17% since 2000.
It’s the 145th largest of 321 towns in Alaska by population.
Nome Census Area grew from 6,091 residents in 1960 to 10,046 in 2020.
Nome Census Area, 1960–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
2,167 jobs at 174 businesses in Nome Census Area. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Elim.
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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Source: providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Public schools here are run by Bering Strait School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
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| Aniguiin SchoolElim | Pre-K–12 | 90 | Public | 0.4 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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