Quinhagak, Alaska

About Quinhagak

Quinhagak, AK is a tiny community located in central Alaska, home to 744 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Quinhagak holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 4.25 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 175 residents per square mile.

📰 Quinhagak News Today

• Archaeologists are racing to save precious artifacts in Alaska after last year's storm NPR · Sep 19
• Quinhagak locals bridge drones and traditional knowledge. Now, they’re teaching others how to do it KYUK · Jul 14
• Quinhagak, AK Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Aug 30
• Archaeological site in Alaska that casts light on early Yup'ik life ravaged by ex-Typhoon Halong AP News · Oct 30
• In the rush to recover an archaeological site, a shifting climate links Quinhagak's past and present KYUK · Jul 27

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What Makes Quinhagak Unique

• The only place in America named Quinhagak — 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.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.

🏫 Schools in Quinhagak

• Kuinerrarmiut Elitnaurviat

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

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