Kivalina is a city in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, home to about 809 people across 1.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 99750.
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| Nearest major airport | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)626 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ)78 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Anchorage, AK641 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Kivalina; 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.
Kivalina had 444 residents in the 2020 census, up 18% since 2000.
It’s the 89th largest of 321 towns in Alaska by population.
Northwest Arctic Borough grew from 3,560 residents in 1960 to 7,793 in 2020.
Northwest Arctic Borough, 1960–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 56°F in summer, and winter lows average -9°F. About 9.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kivalina Ap, AK weather station (about a mile away).
1,766 jobs at 65 businesses in Northwest Arctic Borough. 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 Kivalina.
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 Northwest Arctic Borough School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
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| Kisimgiugtuq SchoolKivalina | Pre-K–12 | 150 | Public | 0.1 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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