Nome, Alaska

About Nome

Set in the northern part of Alaska, Nome is a small town counting 3,668 people who proudly call it home.

Nome holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 12.72 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 288 residents per square mile.

📰 Nome News Today

• Lecture: Learn the facts about Alaska’s sea ice Geophysical Institute · Aug 14
• After federal report, Alaska pilots grapple with unanswered questions in tragic Nome crash Alaska Beacon · Jul 31
• HIMARS Deploys to Arctic under Operation TUNDRA MERLIN northcom.mil · Jul 31
• Images - U.S. Soldiers deployed to Nome during Operation TUNDRA MERLIN DVIDS · Aug 13
• John Edward Fern The Nome Nugget · Aug 6

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Nome Unique

• A top-25 city in Alaska by population (#16 of 149 incorporated places).
• One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
• Alaska living: vast wilderness, midnight sun in summer, and true frontier spirit.
• Positioned in northern Alaska, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Nome

• Airport Pizza — pizza
• Golden China — chinese
• Milano’s — italian

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Bering Land Bridge Heritage Center · Museum
• World's Biggest Gold Pan · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏫 Schools in Nome

• Anvil City Science Academy
• Extensions Correspondence
• Nome Elementary
• Nome-Beltz Middle/High

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Norton Sound Regional Hospital · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Nome