Gambell Alaska Map

About Gambell, Alaska

Gambell is a locality in Nome, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 640. The population density is 23.5 people per km². Gambell is located at 63.7759°N, 171.7148°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Nome) timezone. Gambell is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99742.

Gambell sits firmly upon a vast, inland expanse of tundra where the horizon stretches toward the rugged silhouettes of the Mamagnak Mountains, standing nineteen miles away as silent, stone sentinels. It lies 715.1 miles west-northwest of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 294°T). The terrain here is defined by low, enduring plains that ripple under a subarctic light, turning the scrub and moss into a canvas of bruised purples and burnt ochre during the long, amber dusk. A mere mile from the center of Gambell, the glass-still surface of Troutman Lake reflects the passage of clouds, holding the silence of a landscape that has been shaped by the slow, grinding patience of northern winters. Farther afield, the winding path of Ikoygak Creek cuts through the frozen earth, its presence marked only by the slightly deeper green of grasses that cling to the moisture of its banks.

Generations have anchored their lives in Gambell, drawing sustenance from the land through a resilience that mirrors the stark, unyielding quality of the surrounding plains. The local economy persists through a quiet tradition of subsistence, supplemented by the exchange of goods and skills that have sustained families in this interior region for decades. Life in Gambell moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, where the arrival of a bush plane is often the primary pulse of the day, delivering news and necessities to those who remain tethered to the rhythm of the soil. In the stillness of the afternoon, the air holds a crisp, biting clarity, sharpening the outlines of the distant ridges and grounding every traveler in the immense, quiet scale of the interior.

About This Gambell Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gambell, Alaska. Coordinates: 63.775872, -171.714835. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Gambell includes the ZIP code (99742), telephone area code (907), county seat of Nome, and school district assignment (Bering Strait School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.