Deering
Ipnatchiaq | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Houses along the Chukchi Sea in Deering | |
 Location in Northwest Arctic Borough and the state of Alaska. | |
| Coordinates: 66°4′33″N 162°43′6″W / 66.07583°N 162.71833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Northwest Arctic |
| Incorporated | October 28, 1970[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kevin Moto, Sr.[2] |
| • State senator | Donny Olson (D) |
| • State rep. | Tom Baker (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.09 sq mi (13.18 km2) |
| • Land | 5.02 sq mi (12.99 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2) |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 182 |
| • Density | 36.28/sq mi (14.01/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99736 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-18510 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1412894 |
Deering (Inupiaq: Ipnatchiaq[pronunciation?] or Ipnasiaq) is a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located on a sandy spit on the Seward Peninsula where the Inmachuk River flows into Kotzebue Sound, 92 km (57 mi) southwest of Kotzebue.
As of the 2020 census, the population was 182, up from 136 in 2000. As of 2003[update], the city includes a community hall, a clinic run by the U.S. Public Health Service, a post office, a church, two stores, and a National Guard armory.
- ^ "Directory of Borough and City Officials 1974". Alaska Local Government. XIII (2). Juneau: Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs: 28. January 1974.
- ^ 2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. 2015. p. 50.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.