Map of Deering city, Alaska

Deering (Inupiaq: Ipnatchiaq or Ipnasiaq) is a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located on a sandy spit on the Seward Peninsula where the Inmachuk River flows into Kotzebue Sound, 92 km (57 mi) southwest of Kotzebue.

As of the 2020 census, the population was 182, up from 136 in 2000. As of 2003, the city includes a community hall, a clinic run by the U.S. Public Health Service, a post office, a church, two stores, and a National Guard armory.

Deering city overview:
Name:	Deering city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Alaska
County:	Northwest Arctic Borough
Incorporated:	October 28, 1970
Elevation:	7 ft (2 m)
Total Area:	5.09 sq mi (13.18 km²)
Land Area:	5.02 sq mi (12.99 km²)
Water Area:	0.07 sq mi (0.19 km²)
Total Population:	182
Population Density:	36.28/sq mi (14.01/km²)
ZIP code:	99736
Area code:	907
FIPS code:	0218510
GNISfeature ID:	1412894

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History

The city was established in 1901 as a supply station for interior gold mining called “Yutica” near the historic Malemiut Eskimo village of Inmachukmiut. The name probably comes from the schooner Abbie M. Deering, which was present in the area at that time; see #The Abbie M. Deering. Deering incorporated as a second-class city in 1970. It also has a city council, organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934.

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Geography

Deering is located at 66°4′33″N 162°43′6″W / 66.07583°N 162.71833°W / 66.07583; -162.71833 (66.075713, -162.718229).

Climate

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.3 square miles (14 km), of which, 5.1 square miles (13 km) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km) of it (2.28%) is water.