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Shishmaref

Also known as Shishmaref, Alaska, Shishmaref, AK

city and village in the Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Alaska
Census area: Nome
Incorporated: July 13, 1969
Mayor: Donna Barr
State senator: Donald Olson ( D )
State rep: Neal Foster (D)
Total: 7.27 sq mi (18.82 km )
Land: 2.34 sq mi (6.06 km )
Water: 4.93 sq mi (12.76 km )
Elevation: 16 ft (5 m)
Density: 246.3/sq mi (95.08/km )
Time zone: UTC-9 ( Alaska (AKST) )
Summer dst: UTC-8 (AKDT)
Fips code: 02-69770
Gnis feature id: 1409434 , 2418855

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Shishmaref
Population: 576
Area: 18.816259
Elevation: 5
Image: Shishmaref- Erin (53) edit (15653586503).jpg
Households: 499
Dialing code: 907

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postal code: 99772
inception: 1969-07-13
Commons category: Shishmaref, Alaska
water as percent of area: 69.4061
P8168: Wilhelmstraße
water area: 13.059632
per capita income: 9072
native label: Qigiqtaq

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Article

Shishmaref (/ˈʃɪʃmərɛf/ SHISH-mə-ref; Inupiaq: Qigiqtaq, IPA: [qixiqtaq] or Kigiqtaq; Russian: Шишмарёв, IPA: [ʂɨʂmɐˈrʲɵf]) is a city in the Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. It is located on Sarichef Island in the Chukchi Sea, just north of the Bering Strait and five miles from the mainland. Shishmaref lies within the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve. As of the 2020 census, Shishmaref had a population of 576.

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