Nuiqsut, Alaska
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Nuiqsut (Inupiaq: Nuiqsat, IPA: [nuiχsɐt]) is a city[4] in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 512 at the 2020 Census and 92.5% Alaska Native.[4] It is located in the midst of a vast quantity of oil reserves and the closest community to ConocoPhillips oil drilling project named Willow Project in the Alpine, Alaska oil field of the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska. It owns the surface rights, but not the subsurface rights of the Alpine field, which are with the regional Arctic Slope Regional Corporation.
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Nuiqsut
Nuiqsut | |
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Coordinates: 70°12′59″N 151°00′21″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Borough | North Slope |
Incorporated | June 24, 1975[1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Lillian Kaigelak[2] |
• State senator | Donny Olson (D) |
• State rep. | Tom Baker (R) |
Area | |
• Total | 8.89 sq mi (23.02 km2) |
• Land | 8.89 sq mi (23.02 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 512 |
• Density | 57.61/sq mi (22.24/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
ZIP code | 99789 |
Area code | 907 |
FIPS code | 02-56320 |
GNIS feature ID | 1416680, 2419439 |
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