Deering, Alaska

About Deering

Deering, AK is a tiny community located in northern Alaska counting 162 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Deering is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 5.01 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 32 residents per square mile.

📰 Deering News Today

• GCI's Alaska Subsea Fiber Breaks Start to Pile Up and Cost Money Broadband Breakfast · Feb 12
• Deering man sentenced for sexually touching teen on a plane kotz.org · Feb 9
• Alaska man sentenced to prison for 2025 sexual assault on flight to Seattle king5.com · Feb 4
• ‘It was predatory’: Man sentenced for sexually assaulting sleeping teen on flight to Seattle MyNorthwest.com · Feb 4
• Lawyers Say Sex Offender Who Molested Teen On Alaska Airlines Flight Should Be Freed Because His Rural Community “Needs Him” PYOK · Feb 5

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What Makes Deering Unique

• One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
• Alaska living: vast wilderness, midnight sun in summer, and true frontier spirit.
• Positioned in northern Alaska, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.

🏫 Schools in Deering

• Deering School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Deering