Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): the sun does not setShortest day (Dec 21): the sun does not rise
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People1,203 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.80 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.7% unemployment rate96% of adults are in the labour force, 1,134 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 37%, manufacturing 22%, finance, insurance and real estate 11%Average commute 28 minutes13% drive alone, 23% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 42% walk or cycle, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 73%, Spanish 12%, Tagalog 5%, French or Haitian Creole 2%9% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 57°F, lows 40°FColdest month January: highs -9°F, lows -22°F5 in of rain a year, on about 13 dayswettest month August36 in of snow a year, on about 65 days0 days above 90°F, 286 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Kuparuk station, 10 mi away
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: 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
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
Elevation17 ft5 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesFire stationKuparuk Fire Department6.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDeadhorse Airport SCC25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 99734 ZIP area.
