Diomede, Alaska

About Diomede

Diomede, AK is a tiny community located in northwestern Alaska, home to 81 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Diomede holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.43 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 33 residents per square mile.

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What Makes Diomede Unique

• The only place in America named Diomede — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• With 81 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
• Alaska living: vast wilderness, midnight sun in summer, and true frontier spirit.
• Positioned in northwestern 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.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Diomede

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🏫 Schools in Diomede

• Diomede School

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