Map of Noatak CDP

Noatak (Inupiaq: Nuataaq) is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Northwest Arctic Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. The population was 570 at the 2020 census, up from 514 in 2010. It is served by Noatak Airport.

Noatak CDP overview:
Name:	Noatak CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Alaska
County:	Northwest Arctic Borough
Total Area:	16.85 sq mi (43.65 km²)
Land Area:	16.03 sq mi (41.52 km²)
Water Area:	0.82 sq mi (2.13 km²)
Total Population:	570
Population Density:	35.55/sq mi (13.73/km²)
ZIP code:	99761
Area code:	907
FIPS code:	0254700

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History

Noatak was established as a fishing and hunting camp in the 1800s. Two identifiable groups of Inupiat resided on the Noatak River. The Nautaaġmiut (called “Noatagamut” in the 1880 census), Inupiaq for “inland river people”, lived upriver, and the Napaaqtuġmiut, meaning “people of the trees”, lived downriver. By the early 20th century, the missionaries Robert and Carrie Samms settled in what they called “Noatak”. A United States post office was established in 1940.

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Geography

Noatak is located at 67°34′19″N 162°58′30″W / 67.57194°N 162.97500°W / 67.57194; -162.97500 (67.572031, -162.975085).

Noatak is located on the west bank of the Noatak River, 81 km (50 mi) north of Kotzebue. It is 102 km (63 mi) north of the Arctic Circle. Noatak village lies near the western boundary of the 6.6-million acre (270,000 km) Noatak National Preserve and is the only settlement on the over-400-mile (640 km) long Noatak River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.2 square miles (32 km), of which, 11.6 square miles (30 km) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km) of it (5.40%) is water.