Kivalina, Alaska

About Kivalina

Set in the northern part of Alaska, Kivalina is a tiny community counting 400 people who proudly call it home.

Kivalina holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.63 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 245 residents per square mile.

📰 Kivalina News Today

• Alaskan village's mystery substance is mass of eggs, lab says CNN · Jul 20
• Towns Losing Ground to the Rising Sea WorldAtlas · Jul 21
• Kisimgiugtuq (Kivalina, AK) High School Sports - Basketball, Softball, Volleyball, and more MaxPreps · Feb 27
• ‘We just can’t adapt this fast’ – Kivalina Search and Rescue fights to protect their island Alaska Beacon · Apr 28
• First Person: How climate change shapes the community of Kivalina, Alaska WBUR · Nov 8

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What Makes Kivalina Unique

• The only place in America named Kivalina — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• 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

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.

🏫 Schools in Kivalina

• Kisimgiugtuq School

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

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