Local servicesPost officeAtqasuk Post Office2.3 miPoliceNorth Slope Borough Police Department Atqasuk Station2.1 miFire stationNorth Slope Borough Fire Department Atqasuk Station2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAtqasuk Edward Burnell Sr Memorial Airport ATK2.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 99791 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 99791 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): the sun does not setShortest day (Dec 21): the sun does not rise
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People139 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 28.843 householdsMedian household income $89,875Median home value $137,500Median rent $807 a month37% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Nearby landmarksUsuktuk Riverriver · 2.9 miIkmakrak Lakelake · 3.5 miNigisaktuvik Riverriver · 6.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 13 Aug 201446 mi away, near Barrow, AlaskaMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 13 Aug 201446 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowNorth Slope Borough, AK, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality98% of days had good air in 202583 of 85 days measured2 moderate daysMedian index 7, worst day 72main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, North Slope County monitors, AK
Internet at home79% of households have a broadband subscription58% have cable, fibre or DSL21% rely on a mobile data plan alone21% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterBarrow Utilities & Elec. Coop., INC. (buserves 4,900 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: surface water treatment, treatment technique4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation79 ft24 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
