Kotzebue, Alaska

About Kotzebue

Set in the northern part of Alaska, Kotzebue is a small town, home to 2,889 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Kotzebue holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 24.41 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 118 residents per square mile.

📰 Kotzebue News Today

• Body of Kotzebue hunter missing since 2025 is found, wife says Alaska's News Source · Jun 10
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Kotzebue, Alaska - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 23
• Air carriers lobby to reopen FAA stations in Nome and Kotzebue The Nome Nugget · Jun 16
• Kotzebue Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Tom Begich visits Kotzebue as part of campaign for governor KOTZ · Jul 28

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📰 Local News

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What Makes Kotzebue Unique

• A top-25 city in Alaska by population (#17 of 149 incorporated places).
• The only place in America named Kotzebue — 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.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Kotzebue

• Bayside Inn Restaurant — chinese
• Bison Street Store
• Empress Chinese Restaurant — chinese
• Little Louis' — pizza
• Maniilaq Health Center Cafeteria
• Nullagvik Restaurant

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

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Northwest Arctic Heritage Center · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏫 Schools in Kotzebue

• June Nelson Elementary
• Kotzebue Middle/High School
• NWABSD Home School

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Maniilaq Health Center · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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