Welcome to Ekwok ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ekwok, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1966.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ekwok has a population of 131 people<1> (see below for details).

The city of Ekwok is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ekwok: 907

The ZIP code for Ekwok: 99580<3>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ekwok had an population of 131 people. This is an increase of 13.91% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.77% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ekwok had a population of 115 people.

The population of Ekwok represents 0.02% of the population of Alaska (which has 710,231 people), making it the state's 123rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 115 people, the population of Ekwok decreased 11.54% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 130 people).

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

Communities near Ekwok ...

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

• New Stuyahok
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stuyahok
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Stuyahok <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Stuyahok
  • From Ekwok to New Stuyahok
• Koliganek
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koliganek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Koliganek <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Koliganek
  • From Ekwok to Koliganek
• Levelock
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levelock
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Levelock <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Levelock
  • From Ekwok to Levelock

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ekwok ...

Looking for more information about Ekwok? 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 Ekwok, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ekwok.

Adding Ekwok to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ekwok 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 Ekwok was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Ekwok post office opened in 1966.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ekwok.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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