Welcome to Alakanuk ...

The coastal city of Alakanuk is located at the east entrance of Alakanuk Pass.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alakanuk, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1947.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Alakanuk has a population of 780 people<1> (see below for details).

Alakanuk is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Alakanuk lies in the Alaskan Time Zone (AKST/AKDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Alakanuk: 907

The ZIP code for Alakanuk: 99554<3>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Alakanuk had an population of 780 people. This is an increase of 15.21% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 19.63% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Alakanuk had a population of 677 people.

The population of Alakanuk represents 0.1% of the total population of Alaska (which has 710,231 people), making it the state's 41st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 677 people, the population of Alakanuk increased 3.83% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 652 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Alakanuk.

Communities near Alakanuk ...

We have created a list of 3 communities that are near Alakanuk.

• Emmonak
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmonak
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmonak <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Emmonak
  • From Alakanuk to Emmonak
• Nunam Iqua
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunam Iqua
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Former name for Nunam Iqua:
  • Sheldon Point
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nunam Iqua
  • From Alakanuk to Nunam Iqua
• Fish Village
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fish Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Village

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alakanuk ...

Looking for more information about Alakanuk? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Alakanuk, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Alakanuk.

Adding Alakanuk to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alakanuk in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Alakanuk was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Alakanuk post office opened in 1947.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alakanuk.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alakanuk. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alaska: https://alaska.gov/