Utqiagvik, Alaska

Utqiaġvik
City of Utqiaġvik
Street view of Utqiagvik in 2008
Street view of Utqiagvik in 2008
Official seal of Utqiaġvik
Motto: 
The Northernmost American City
Utqiaġvik is located in Alaska
Utqiaġvik
Utqiaġvik
Location within Alaska
Utqiaġvik is located in North America
Utqiaġvik
Utqiaġvik
Utqiaġvik (North America)
Coordinates: 71°17′26″N 156°47′19″W / 71.29056°N 156.78861°W / 71.29056; -156.78861
CountryUnited States United States
StateAlaska Alaska
BoroughNorth Slope
IncorporatedJune 8, 1959
Government
 • City MayorAsisaun Toovak
 • Borough mayorJosiah Patkotak
 • State SenatorDonny Olson (D)
 • State RepRobyn Frier (D)
Area
 • Total
21.48 sq mi (55.63 km2)
 • Land18.77 sq mi (48.61 km2)
 • Water2.71 sq mi (7.01 km2)
Elevation
10 ft (3.0 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
4,927
 • Density262.5/sq mi (101.35/km2)
Time zoneUTC−09:00 (AKST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−08:00 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99723
Area code907
FIPS code02-05200
GNIS ID1398635
Websiteutqiagvik.us
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Utqiaġvik, formerly known as Barrow, is the borough seat and largest city of the North Slope Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. Located north of the Arctic Circle, it is one of the northernmost cities and towns in the world and the northernmost in the United States, with nearby Point Barrow as the country's northernmost point.

Utqiaġvik's population was 4,927 at the 2020 census, an increase from 4,212 in 2010. It is the 12th-most populated city in Alaska.