Kotzebue, Alaska

Coordinates: 66°53′50″N 162°35′8″W / 66.89722°N 162.58556°W / 66.89722; -162.58556
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Kotzebue
Qikiqtaġruk
Aerial view of Kotzebue
Aerial view of Kotzebue
Motto: 
"Gateway to the Arctic" "An All American City"
Kotzebue is located in Alaska
Kotzebue
Kotzebue
Coordinates: 66°53′50″N 162°35′8″W / 66.89722°N 162.58556°W / 66.89722; -162.58556
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughNorthwest Arctic
IncorporatedOctober 14, 1958[1]
Area
 • Total26.50 sq mi (68.64 km2)
 • Land24.76 sq mi (64.12 km2)
 • Water1.75 sq mi (4.52 km2)
Elevation
20 ft (6 m)
Population
 • Total3,102
 • Density125.30/sq mi (48.38/km2)
Time zoneUTC−9 (AKST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99752
Area code907
FIPS code02-41830
GNIS feature ID1413378
WebsiteCity of Kotzebue, Alaska
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Kotzebue is a city in the United States. It is found in the state of Alaska. Kotzebue is the largest city in the Northwest Arctic Borough. Ralph Wien Memorial Airport is the only airport in the Borough.

Kotzebue is at the end of the Baldwin Peninsula in the Kotzebue Sound. It is 33 miles (53 km) north of the Arctic Circle on Alaska's western coast.

Kotzebue is a gateway to Kobuk Valley National Park.[4]

References[change | change source]

  1. 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 86.
  2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. "Kotzebue city, Alaska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  4. "Kobuk Valley National Park". U.S. National Park Service. January 20, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2011.