Kipnuk, Alaska

Kipnuk Qipneq
CDP
Houses in Kipnuk
Location of Kipnuk, Alaska
Coordinates: 59°56′15″N 164°2′38″W / 59.93750°N 164.04389°W / 59.93750; -164.04389
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Census Area	Bethel
Government
• State senator	Lyman Hoffman (D)
• State rep.	Conrad McCormick (D)
Area [1]
• Total	20.57 sq mi (53.28 km2)
• Land	20.26 sq mi (52.48 km2)
• Water	0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2)
Elevation	11 ft (3 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	704
• Density	34.74/sq mi (13.41/km2)
Time zone	UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code	99614
Area code	907
FIPS code	02-39740

Kipnuk (Central Yupik: Qipneq) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 639, down from 644 in 2000.

Kipnuk consists mostly of Yup'ik speaking Native Alaskans; the name means a "bend" referring to the bend in the (Qukaqliq) Kugkaktlik River where it is situated. The original settlement was situated along "Nukallpiarcunarli", a slough feeding into the (Qukaqliq) Kugkaktlik. This slough was thus named, because it was hard to detect. It was ideal for ambushing "Nukallpiaqs" or warrior/providers.