Kipnuk Alaska Map

About Kipnuk, Alaska

Kipnuk is a locality in Bethel, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 704. The population density is 13.4 people per km². Kipnuk is located at 59.9375°N, 164.0622°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Nome) timezone. ZIP code: 99614.

Kipnuk occupies a vast expanse of subarctic tundra where the land stretches toward the horizon in an unending, flat mosaic of moss, lichen, and sedge. It lies 487.0 miles west of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 266°T), and is situated 97.8 miles southwest of Bethel. The Kuguklik River winds through this low-lying terrain four miles away, its dark, silty current carving a deliberate path through the permafrost that dictates the rhythm of the soil. To the distant east, the Ingariak Hills rise as a faint, jagged shadow against the pale sky, providing the only vertical relief in a landscape defined by its horizontal reach. The air here carries a sharp, clean clarity that intensifies the quality of the light, turning the late-afternoon sun into a long, amber glow that illuminates the subtle textures of the marsh grass and the stillness of the wide, open plains.

Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge encompasses Kipnuk, serving as the governing backdrop for a life lived in close proximity to the rhythms of the seasons. Residents maintain a connection to the land that has persisted through generations, balancing modern necessity with traditional practices that rely on the cycles of the interior wilderness. Seventeen miles distant, Bow Lake remains a quiet fixture in the expanse, a point of reference in an environment where the bush plane serves as the primary artery for connection to the wider world. Life in Kipnuk moves with a quiet, persistent tenacity, reflecting a culture that has learned to thrive within the immense, humbling scale of a region where the wilderness remains the dominant force.

About This Kipnuk Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kipnuk, Alaska. Coordinates: 59.937456, -164.062221. 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 Kipnuk includes the ZIP code (99614), telephone area code (907), county seat of Bethel, and school district assignment (Lower Kuskokwim 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.