Nightmute, Alaska

About Nightmute

Nightmute is a tiny community in central Alaska counting 295 people who proudly call it home.

Nightmute holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 98.96 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 3 residents per square mile.

📰 Nightmute News Today

• Disaster aid deadlines extended into 2026 for those affected by Western Alaska storms Alaska Beacon · Dec 15
• Halong recovery: Residents dispute damage assessments as officials explore long-term options Alaska's News Source · Oct 29
• Nightmute faces heartbreak, loss as flooding upends Western Alaska village KTVF Fairbanks · Oct 14
• What to know about the recovery efforts in Alaska following ex-Typhoon Halong CBC · Oct 21
• Trump administration approves disaster declaration for Western Alaska storm Alaska Beacon · Oct 22

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What Makes Nightmute Unique

• The only place in America named Nightmute — 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: 2+ neighboring communities within 15 miles.

🏫 Schools in Nightmute

• Negtemiut Elitnaurviat School

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

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