Prudhoe Bay is a community in North Slope Borough, Alaska, home to about 1,664 people across 390 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 99519 and 99734.
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| Nearest major airport | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)309 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Fairbanks International Airport (FAI)67 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Anchorage, AK308 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Prudhoe Bay; 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.
Prudhoe Bay had 1,310 residents in the 2020 census, up 26100% since 2000.
It’s the 56th largest of 321 towns in Alaska by population.
North Slope Borough grew from 2,133 residents in 1960 to 11,031 in 2020.
North Slope Borough, 1960–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 73°F in summer, and winter lows average -21°F. About 14 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Manley Hot Springs 15ne, AK weather station (49 miles away).
4,324 jobs at 145 businesses in North Slope Borough. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Prudhoe Bay’s ZIP codes.
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 3 |
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Source: providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
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