Kwigillingok, Alaska

About Kwigillingok

Set in the central part of Alaska, Kwigillingok is a small unincorporated community.

Kwigillingok holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 23.79 square miles.

📰 Kwigillingok News Today

• Houses floated away in this Alaska Native village. Now residents want to move NPR · Dec 15
• Halong relocation: Citing bureaucratic confusion, future homes of Kipnuk, Kwigillingok remains uncertain Alaska's News Source · May 6
• After Halong: Return and recovery Alaska Beacon · Aug 3
• Kwigillingok artist captures the senses of a home many remain displaced from KYUK · Mar 5
• Chester Kashatok of Kwigillingok laid to rest, 8 months after Typhoon Halong Alaska Public Media · Jul 6

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What Makes Kwigillingok Unique

• The only place in America named Kwigillingok — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
• Alaska living: vast wilderness, midnight sun in summer, and true frontier spirit.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 1+ neighboring communities within 14 miles.

🏫 Schools in Kwigillingok

• Kwigillingok School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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