Selawik, Alaska

city in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States

Selawik is a city in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska in the United States. At the 2020 census the population was 809.[3]

Selawik
Inupiaq: Siiḷivik / Akuliġaq
An aerial view of Selawik in 2010
An aerial view of Selawik in 2010
Selawik is located in Alaska
Selawik
Selawik
Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 66°35′49″N 160°0′49″W / 66.59694°N 160.01361°W / 66.59694; -160.01361
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughNorthwest Arctic
Incorporated1977[1]
Area
 • Total2.94 sq mi (7.62 km2)
 • Land2.33 sq mi (6.04 km2)
 • Water0.61 sq mi (1.59 km2)
Elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Population
 • Total809
 • Density347.06/sq mi (133.99/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99770
Area code907
FIPS code02-68230
GNIS feature ID1413930

References change

  1. 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 136. (though an earlier source states December 23, 1963, see "Directory of Borough and City Officials 1974". Alaska Local Government. XIII (2). Juneau: Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs: 72. January 1974.)
  2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Selawik city, Alaska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2023.