Quinhagak, Alaska

About Quinhagak

Quinhagak, AK is a tiny community located in central Alaska, home to 744 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Quinhagak holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 4.25 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 175 residents per square mile.

📰 Quinhagak News Today

• Quinhagak locals bridge drones and traditional knowledge. Now, they’re teaching others how to do it KYUK · Jul 14
• Ex-typhoon Halong peeled back as much as 60 feet from Quinhagak's shoreline Alaska Public Media · Oct 20
• Archaeological site in Alaska that casts light on early Yup'ik life ravaged by ex-Typhoon Halong AP News · Oct 30
• A Storm Battered Western Alaska, Scattering Thousands of Indigenous Artifacts Across the Sand Smithsonian Magazine · Oct 31
• Alaska opens two special hunts to aid Southwest Alaska residents affected by typhoon Alaska Beacon · Nov 5

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What Makes Quinhagak Unique

• The only place in America named Quinhagak — 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

• 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.

🏫 Schools in Quinhagak

• Kuinerrarmiut Elitnaurviat

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

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