Shishmaref, Alaska
Shishmaref
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Aerial view of Shishmaref | |
Shishmaref Location in Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 66°15′20″N 166°04′20″W / 66.25556°N 166.07222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Nome |
| Incorporated | July 13, 1969 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Donna Barr |
| • State senator | Donald Olson (D) |
| • State rep. | Neal Foster (D) |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.27 sq mi (18.82 km2) |
| • Land | 2.34 sq mi (6.06 km2) |
| • Water | 4.93 sq mi (12.76 km2) |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 576 |
| • Density | 246.3/sq mi (95.08/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99772 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-69770 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1409434, 2418855 |
Shishmaref (/ˈʃɪʃmərɛf/ SHISH-mə-ref; Inupiaq: Qigiqtaq, IPA: [qixiqtaq] or Kigiqtaq; Russian: Шишмарёв, IPA: [ʂɨʂmɐˈrʲɵf]) is a city in the Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. It is located on Sarichef Island in the Chukchi Sea, just north of the Bering Strait and five miles from the mainland. Shishmaref lies within the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve. As of the 2020 census, Shishmaref had a population of 576.