Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Point Hope’s mean commuting time is 4 minutes, where Alaska’s towns sit at 21 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. No town among the 42 in Alaska we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Point Hope. Point Hope’s trail density is 2.2 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in Alaska’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Point Hope has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Point Hope beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 276 in 1880, a low of 139 in 1930, 830 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1885 and a map from 1952 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Point Hope, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Point Hope.
83% of Point Hope’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 8%. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in the town than in 99% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to the North Slope Borough School District. Enrollment at Point Hope’s public school: 230 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tikigaq SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 230 | D |
NCES · EDFacts
Of the 42 Alaska towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Point Hope. Among adults in the town, 43% sleep under 7 hours. The town beats the Alaska average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 24. 48% of adults locally have obesity; 22% report frequent mental distress.
| Point Hope | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 16% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Point Hope | AK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.7% | 7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 37.3% | 13.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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City in Alaska, United States
Point Hope (Inupiaq: Tikiġaq, IPA: [tikeʁɑq]) is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 674, down from 757 in 2000. In the 2020 Census, the population rose to 830. Like many isolated communities in Alaska, the city has no road or rail connections to the outside world, and must be accessed by sea or by air at Point Hope Airport.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Point Hope has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.