Noorvik

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Noorvik

Total population

748

Median home value

$157,500

4.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$63,750

Noorvik$64k

National$74k

Elevation0 m

Land area3.52 km²

Weather20°F · Mostly Cloudy

Coordinates66.83°, -161.03°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Noorvik is an Iñupiat city in the Northwest Arctic Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 694, up from 668 in 2010. Located in the NANA Region Corp, Noorvik has close ties with the largest city in the region, Kotzebue. Residents speak a dialect of Iñupiaq known as Noorvik Inupiaq. Noorvik was the first town to be counted in the 2010 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Noorvik, AK from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Alaska

• Kiana
  19.1 mi away · pop. 437
• Selawik
  32.6 mi away · pop. 412
• Kotzebue
  40 mi away · pop. 2,984
• Buckland
  58.9 mi away · pop. 533
• Deering
  70.9 mi away · pop. 227
• Noatak
  74.6 mi away · pop. 786
• Red Dog Mine
  98.2 mi away
• Shungnak
  105.5 mi away · pop. 147
• Kivalina
  112.2 mi away · pop. 809
• Kobuk
  112.3 mi away · pop. 101
• Koyuk
  130.4 mi away · pop. 348
• Shishmaref
  145.9 mi away · pop. 466

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Noorvik

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Noorvik Alask State of Mind Collection · 2019

Constitution and by-laws of the Noorvik Native Community, Alaska

Noorvik Native Community, Alaska (Association) · 1946

Corporate charter of the Noorvik Native Community

Noorvik Native Community, Alaska (Association) · 1946

Subsistence wildlife harvests in Noorvik, Shungnak, and White Mountain, Alaska, 2008-2009

Nicole M. Braem · 2012

Corporate charter of the Noorvik Native Community, ratified December 27, 1939

Noorvik Native Community · 1978

Patterns and trends in subsistence fish harvests, northwest Alaska, 1994-2004

James S. Magdanz · 2011

Raising young children in an Alaskan Iñupiaq village

Julie E. Sprott · 2002

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

frigid bumble bee

Bombus frigidus

Seen 2022-06-24

Alpine Sweet-vetch

Hedysarum alpinum

Seen 2022-06-24

Tall Jacob's-ladder

Polemonium acutiflorum

Seen 2022-06-24

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Seen 2021-06-26

Bank Swallow

Riparia riparia

Seen 2021-06-26

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

Seen 2021-06-26

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

Seen 2021-06-26

Common Raven

Corvus corax

Seen 2021-06-26

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

Seen 2021-06-26

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-05 16:15 UTC.