Ouzinkie, Alaska

About Ouzinkie

Ouzinkie, AK is a tiny community located in southern Alaska counting 105 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Ouzinkie is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 5.54 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 19 residents per square mile.

📰 Ouzinkie News Today

• New Ouzinkie solar project opening this fall Kodiak Daily Mirror · Jul 31
• The last skipper in Ouzinkie: How Gulf of Alaska villages lost their Native fishing fleets Alaska Beacon · Feb 6
• Two Alaska Native communities gain high-speed fiber internet through tribal partnership Tribal Business News · May 15
• After more than 2 years, Ouzinkie’s new hydropower system is up and running KMXT · Feb 24
• Data for Resilience Planners in Rural Alaska ArcGIS StoryMaps · Oct 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Ouzinkie Unique

• The only place in America named Ouzinkie — 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.
• Positioned in southern Alaska, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Ouzinkie

• Ouzinkie School Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Ouzinkie

• Ouzinkie School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

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