Hughes Alaska Map

About Hughes, Alaska

Hughes is a locality in Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 85. The population density is 10.8 people per km². Hughes is located at 66.0489°N, 154.2556°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. Hughes is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99745.

Hughes emerges from the vast, subarctic expanse as a quiet collection of dwellings pressed against the dark, needle-thick density of the taiga. It lies 202.6 miles west-northwest of College, AK (from College, AK: bearing 297°T). The land here is defined by an immense, unyielding scale, where the earth stretches toward the distant, jagged silhouette of the Brooks Range, visible only as a faint, bruised line against the northern horizon. Five miles to the east, the deep, still waters of Klalbaimunket Lake mirror a sky that glows with a pale, bruised light at dusk, while the nearby Hatdolitna Canyon cuts a jagged shadow into the rolling, interior plains. Hughes Creek hums with a persistent, low-frequency movement just a mile from the settlement, its waters carving through the silt and stone of a landscape that remains indifferent to the passing of human time.

Life in Hughes has long been tethered to the rhythms of the land, shaped by the traditions of the Koyukon Athabascan people who have sustained themselves here for generations. The economy remains grounded in the wisdom of the bush, where the seasonal movement of game and the careful harvest of local resources dictate the pulse of the year. Beyond the immediate settlement, the Indian River Area of Critical Environmental Concern offers a protected expanse of wild territory that underscores the importance of preservation in this remote interior. The air carries the sharp, clean scent of spruce and frost, a reminder that in Hughes, the silence of the wilderness is not an absence of sound, but a heavy, watchful presence that dictates the pace of every day.

About This Hughes Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hughes, Alaska. Coordinates: 66.048889, -154.255556. 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 Hughes includes the ZIP code (99745), telephone area code (907), county seat of Yukon-Koyukuk, and school district assignment (Yukon-Koyukuk 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.