Kobuk, Alaska

About Kobuk

Kobuk is a tiny community in northern Alaska counting 167 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Kobuk is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 15.33 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 11 residents per square mile.

📰 Kobuk News Today

• Kobuk High School (AK) Girls JV Basketball MaxPreps · Oct 10
• U.S. Wildland Fire Service Responds to New Fire South of Kobuk River Across From Ambler Alaska Wildland Fire Information · Jun 14
• The Least Visited National Park In America WorldAtlas · Jul 31
• Located totally above the Arctic Circle & nearly the same size as Yellowstone NP, this is America's wildest, most extreme & least disturbed landscape BBC Wildlife Magazine · Jul 10
• Trilogy Metals launches 2026 Upper Kobuk fieldwork in Alaska Mining Technology · Jun 10

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📰 Local News

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What Makes Kobuk Unique

• The only place in America named Kobuk — 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.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 1+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Kobuk

• Washeteria

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏫 Schools in Kobuk

• Kobuk School

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

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