Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, settled in 1930, counts 298 residents.
Koyuk’s average commute is 3 minutes, below both the Alaska town median (21 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Of the 42 Alaska towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Koyuk. Koyuk has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Census counts: 110 in 1930, 312 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and a map from 1950 on.
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Households in Koyuk have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2022. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 98% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Koyuk break down as 87% from cold waves and 5% from inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The public schools here belong to the Bering Strait School District. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Koyuk’s public school: 101 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koyuk-Malimiut SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 101 | C |
NCES · EDFacts
For adults in Koyuk, the share who worry about having enough food is 44%. No town among the 42 in Alaska we compare has a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Koyuk. Also worth knowing: this Alaska town does better than the Alaska average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 25. Only 2 of the 42 Alaska towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Koyuk.
| Koyuk | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 18% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Koyuk | AK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.9% | 7% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 43.5% | 14.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2.3 miles of trail. In Koyuk, the trail network density is 0.5 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Who provides power, water and the rest in Koyuk, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
City in Alaska, United States
Koyuk (Inupiaq: Kuuyuk) is a city in the Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Koyuk had a population of 312.
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