Deering, Alaska
Deering
Ipnatchiaq | |
|---|---|
Houses along the Chukchi Sea in Deering | |
Location in Northwest Arctic Borough and the state of Alaska. | |
| Coordinates: 66°4′33″N 162°43′6″W / 66.07583°N 162.71833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Northwest Arctic |
| Incorporated | October 28, 1970 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kevin Moto, Sr. |
| • State senator | Donny Olson (D) |
| • State rep. | Robyn Burke (D) |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.09 sq mi (13.18 km2) |
| • Land | 5.02 sq mi (12.99 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2) |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 182 |
| • Density | 36.28/sq mi (14.01/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99736 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-18510 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1412894 |
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Deering (Inupiaq: Ipnatchiaq or Ipnasiaq) is a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located on a sandy spit on the Seward Peninsula where the Inmachuk River flows into Kotzebue Sound, 92 km (57 mi) southwest of Kotzebue.
As of the 2020 census, the population was 182, up from 136 in 2000. As of 2003, the city includes a community hall, a clinic run by the U.S. Public Health Service, a post office, a church, two stores, and a National Guard armory.