Unalakleet, Alaska

About Unalakleet

Set in the northern part of Alaska, Unalakleet is a tiny community with an estimated population of 748.

Officially, Unalakleet is 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 262 residents per square mile.

📰 Unalakleet News Today

• ‘We had 60 pounds of bacon delivered’: Unalakleet checkpoint awaits mushers as teams approach West Coast Alaska's News Source · Mar 14
• Defending Iditarod champ Holmes holds lead as race reaches coast at Unalakleet Alaska Public Media · Mar 15
• Unalakleet Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Haines MaxPreps · Aug 4
• 2A Boys State: Haines fends off Unalakleet to reach final; will face top-ranked Ninilchik Alaska Sports Report · Mar 14
• Aleutian Airways to offer roundtrip flights between Anchorage and Unalakleet Homer News · Dec 4

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What Makes Unalakleet Unique

• The only place in America named Unalakleet — 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 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.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.

🏫 Schools in Unalakleet

• Unalakleet School

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

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