Shageluk is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, home to about 34 people across 10 square miles. Its ZIP code is 99665.
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| Nearest major airport | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)328 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Anvik Airport (ANV)20 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Anchorage, AK350 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Shageluk; 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.
Shageluk had 100 residents in the 2020 census, down 22% since 2000.
It’s the 279th largest of 321 towns in Alaska by population.
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area grew from 4,097 residents in 1960 to 5,343 in 2020.
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, 1960–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
268 jobs at 92 businesses in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Libraries (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Iditarod Area School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innoko River SchoolShageluk | Pre-K–12 | 32 | Public | 2.1 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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