Shishmaref Alaska Map

About Shishmaref, Alaska

Shishmaref is a locality in Nome, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 576. The population density is 95.1 people per km². Shishmaref is located at 66.2330°N, 166.1253°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Nome) timezone. Shishmaref is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99772.

Shishmaref occupies a vast, hushed expanse of tundra where the sky claims more territory than the earth. It lies 529.2 miles west-northwest of College, AK (from College, AK: bearing 289°T), and is situated 122.8 miles north of Nome. Low, scrubby vegetation clings to the permafrost, stretching toward the horizon where North Hill rises as a singular, muted presence against the subarctic light. A nearby stream cuts a winding, silver path through the plains, its water cold and clear, reflecting the immense, shifting clouds that dictate the tempo of the day. Fifteen miles away, the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve guards a silent, ancient landscape, offering a sanctuary for the raven and the grizzly that roam these northern reaches, far from the influence of any salt-heavy air.

Shishmaref remains defined by a deep, generational reliance on the land, where the economy pivots on the seasonal rhythms of hunting and gathering. Life here moves with a deliberate patience, dictated by the cycles of the taiga and the long, deep freeze that turns the ground into iron. The culture is rooted in a resilience that has sustained people for generations, relying on the bush plane for the essential delivery of goods and connectivity to the wider world. In the quiet hours of the afternoon, when the sun hangs low and amber across the flat, open plains, the stillness of the landscape feels heavy with history, a reminder of the endurance required to thrive in such a sprawling, unyielding corner of the world.

About This Shishmaref Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Shishmaref, Alaska. Coordinates: 66.232966, -166.12533. 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 Shishmaref includes the ZIP code (99772), 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.