Wainwright is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, home to about 718 people across 10 square miles. Its ZIP code is 99782.
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| Nearest major airport | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)712 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Wainwright Airport (AIN)1 mile away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Anchorage, AK720 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Wainwright; 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.
Wainwright had 628 residents in the 2020 census, up 15% since 2000.
It’s the 100th 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).
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).
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 North Slope Borough School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alak SchoolWainwright | Pre-K–12 | 138 | 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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