Nuiqsut

Also known as Nuiqsut, Alaska

city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Alaska
Borough: North Slope
Incorporated: June 24, 1975
Mayor: Lillian Kaigelak
State senator: Donny Olson ( D )
State rep: Robyn Burke ( D )
Total: 8.89 sq mi (23.02 km )
Land: 8.89 sq mi (23.02 km )
Water: 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation: 23 ft (7 m)
Density: 57.6/sq mi (22.24/km )
Time zone: UTC-9 ( Alaska (AKST) )

Article

Nuiqsut (Inupiaq: Nuiqsat, IPA: [nuiχsɐt]) is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 512 at the 2020 Census and 92.5% Alaska Native. 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.

Geography