Nunam IquaAK
A town of 207, settled in 1974.
Is Nunam Iqua a good place to live?
38% of the land in Nunam Iqua is conserved, above both the Alaska town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Nunam Iqua has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
207 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Nunam Iqua: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Nunam Iqua, 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.
The data
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Top of a very low hazard risk in Nunam Iqua: cold waves
One declared disaster, in 2023, has brought federal aid to Nunam Iqua households. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 100% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 98% come from cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The schools Nunam Iqua’s kids attend
Its one school is below. Public schools: the Lower Yukon School District. Enrollment at Nunam Iqua’s public school: 64 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nunam Iqua SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 64 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts
nearly a third of the land in Nunam Iqua is protected from building
4.5 miles of trail. In Nunam Iqua, the density of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile, close to both Alaska’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4).
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nunam Iqua stands out in Alaska and nationally: a larger share of its adults report frequent physical distress
42% of adults feel lonely in Nunam Iqua. No town among the 42 in Alaska we compare has a higher share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Nunam Iqua. In Nunam Iqua, just over a third of adults smoke cigarettes, and 26% report frequent mental distress. Among 42 Alaska towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults who had a checkup this year than Nunam Iqua.
| Nunam Iqua | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 18% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Nunam Iqua | AK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4% | 7% |
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 28.9% | 33.4% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 47.5% | 14.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Nunam Iqua
About Nunam Iqua
City in Alaska, United States
Nunam Iqua, formerly called Sheldon Point, is a city in the Kusilvak Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, Nunam Iqua had a population of 217. Nunam Iqua is a Yupik name meaning "land's end" (nuna = "land"; iquk = "end"). A man named Sheldon opened a fish saltery there in the 1930s, and the city was incorporated under the name Sheldon Point in 1974. The name was changed to Nunam Iqua in a November 1999 referendum.
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- Established
- 1974
- Area
- 19 sq mi
- ZIP code
- 99666
Questions about Nunam Iqua
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Nunam Iqua, AK a good place to live?
Nunam Iqua has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.