ShaktoolikAK
The town was settled in 1880 and has 209 residents today.
Is Shaktoolik a good place to live?
Shaktoolik’s average commute is 3 minutes, below both the Alaska town median (21 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). No town among the 42 in Alaska we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Shaktoolik. Shaktoolik’s trail network density is 2.9 miles per square mile, above both Alaska’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4). Shaktoolik has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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Shaktoolik faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Shaktoolik after 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2022. On expected storm and flood damage, Shaktoolik sits below 98% of U.S. communities. 87% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 5%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The schools Shaktoolik’s kids attend
Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to the Bering Strait School District. Enrollment at Shaktoolik’s public school: 67 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaktoolik SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 67 | D |
NCES · EDFacts
A larger share of adults smoke cigarettes in Shaktoolik than in most of Alaska or the rest of the country
Of the 42 Alaska towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Shaktoolik. 36% of adults get no exercise outside work in the town. The town does better than the Alaska average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 24.
| Shaktoolik | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 18% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Shaktoolik | AK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.5% | 7% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 26.8% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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Everything we know about Shaktoolik
Moving to Shaktoolik: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Shaktoolik, 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.
About Shaktoolik
City in Alaska, United States
Shaktoolik (Inupiaq: Saktuliq, IPA: [sɑktuleq]; Central Yupik: Cagtuleq) is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Shaktoolik had a population of 212. Shaktoolik is one of a number of Alaskan communities threatened by erosion and related global warming effects. The community has been relocated twice.
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- Established
- 1969
- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 23 ft
- ZIP code
- 99771
- Area code
- 99771
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