White Mountain, Alaska
White Mountain
Nasirvik (Inupiaq) | |
|---|---|
Location of White Mountain, Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 64°40′51″N 163°24′24″W / 64.68083°N 163.40667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census area | Nome |
| Incorporated | July 15, 1969 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniel Harrelson |
| • State senator | Donald Olson (D) |
| • State rep. | Neal Foster (D) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.05 sq mi (5.30 km2) |
| • Land | 1.83 sq mi (4.73 km2) |
| • Water | 0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2) |
| Elevation | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 185 |
| • Density | 101.4/sq mi (39.14/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99784 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-84070 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1411989 |
White Mountain (Inupiaq: Nasirvik, Nachirvik, or Nachizrvik) is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, White Mountain had a population of 185. The city is an Iġaluŋmiut (Fish River tribe) Inupiat village, with historical influences from and relationships with Qawiaraq (Mary's Igloo) Inupiat and Golovin and Elim Yup’iks. 86.2% of the population is Alaska Native or part Native. Subsistence activities are prevalent. White Mountain is the only village on the Seward Peninsula located inland, not on the ocean.