Welcome to Napakiak ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Napakiak, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1951.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Napakiak has a population of 372 people<1> (see below for details).

The city of Napakiak is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Napakiak: 907

The ZIP code for Napakiak: 99634<3>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Napakiak had an population of 372 people. This is an increase of 5.08% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Napakiak had a population of 354 people.

The population of Napakiak represents 0.05% of the total population of Alaska (which has 710,231 people), making it the state's 78th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 354 people, the population of Napakiak has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 353 people).

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

Communities near Napakiak ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Napakiak.

• Bethel
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bethel
  • From Napakiak to Bethel
• Napaskiak
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napaskiak
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napaskiak <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Napaskiak
  • From Napakiak to Napaskiak
• Oscarville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscarville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscarville
• Atmautluak
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atmautluak
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atmautluak <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Atmautluak
  • From Napakiak to Atmautluak
• Kwethluk
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kwethluk
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kwethluk <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kwethluk
  • From Napakiak to Kwethluk
• Nunapitchuk
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunapitchuk
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunapitchuk <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nunapitchuk
  • From Napakiak to Nunapitchuk
• Kasigluk
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasigluk
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kasigluk <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kasigluk
  • From Napakiak to Kasigluk
• Akiachak
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akiachak
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akiachak <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Akiachak
  • From Napakiak to Akiachak

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Napakiak. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Napakiak.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Napakiak. See our Newspapers Page for Napakiak.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Napakiak ...

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

Adding Napakiak to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Napakiak 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 Napakiak was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Napakiak post office opened in 1951.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Napakiak.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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