Napaskiak, Alaska

About Napaskiak

Napaskiak, AK is a tiny community located in central Alaska counting 491 people who proudly call it home.

Napaskiak holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.85 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 172 residents per square mile.

📰 Napaskiak News Today

• Napaskiak Community Gathers to Discuss Recovery Efforts After Typhoon Halong Damage Alaska Wildland Fire Information · Oct 29
• Dunleavy declares disaster for December power outage in Napaskiak that damaged water infrastructure KYUK · Jan 7
• Alaska Army National Guard aircrew conducts medical evacuation amid severe weather army.mil · Nov 20
• Napaskiak man claims ‘divine inspiration’ in destroying Orthodox grave sites, troopers say Alaska's News Source · Jul 8
• Napaskiak, AK Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Aug 12

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What Makes Napaskiak Unique

• The only place in America named Napaskiak — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• 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

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🏫 Schools in Napaskiak

• Z. John Williams Memorial School

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

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