Welcome to Nushagak ...

The location of Nushagak has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nushagak, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Nushagak is near sea level<2>.

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

The area code for Nushagak: (907)

Communities near Nushagak ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Nushagak.

• Dillingham
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingham
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillingham <3>
• Clark's Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark's Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clark's Point <3>
• Wood River
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River
• Ekuk
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ekuk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekuk
• Manokotak
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manokotak
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manokotak <3>
• Aleknagik
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aleknagik
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aleknagik <3>
• Portage Creek
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portage Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Creek

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 Nushagak. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nushagak.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nushagak ...

Looking for more information about Nushagak? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Nushagak, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Nushagak.

Adding Nushagak to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nushagak 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 Nushagak was on a map titled Map of Alaska (from Rand McNally, 1897).

We also found Nushagak in the book titled .<4> From that list, the Nushagak post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nushagak.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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