Upper Kalskag, Alaska

About Upper Kalskag

Upper Kalskag, AK is a tiny community located in central Alaska with an estimated population of 210.

Upper Kalskag holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 3.61 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 58 residents per square mile.

📰 Upper Kalskag News Today

• Aniak Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Kalskag MaxPreps · Sep 25
• Man faces murder, arson charges in Upper Kalskag fire that killed 2 Alaska Public Media · Jan 10
• Kalskag man acquitted on murder charges after igniting 2022 house fire, officials say Alaska's News Source · Feb 28
• Visa program draws foreign teachers to a rural Alaska school district facing a staffing crisis NPR · May 24
• Grand jury indicts 2 following fatal house fire in Southwest Alaska Alaska's News Source · Jan 2

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What Makes Upper Kalskag Unique

• The only place in America named Upper Kalskag — 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.
• Well connected: 1+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

🏫 Schools in Upper Kalskag

• George Morgan Sr. H.S.
• Joseph S. & Olinga Gregory Elementary

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

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