White MountainAK
Settled in 1932, this town now has 179 residents.
Is White Mountain a good place to live?
White Mountain’s mean commuting time is 4 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 White Mountain. White Mountain has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
179 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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Natural hazards: very low risk in White Mountain, mostly cold waves
In White Mountain, the FEMA hazard score is 2 of 100. Expected losses in White Mountain break down as 87% from cold waves and 5% from inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in White Mountain once, in 2022.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The schools White Mountain’s kids attend
The public schools here belong to the Bering Strait School District. Its one school is below. 66 students attend White Mountain’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Mountain SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 66 | C |
NCES · EDFacts
White Mountain stands out in Alaska and nationally: a larger share of its adults smoke cigarettes
Just over two fifths of White Mountain adults have high blood pressure. No town among the 42 in Alaska we compare has a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than White Mountain. On the CDC’s 32 measures, White Mountain is ahead of Alaska on 1 and behind on 25.
| White Mountain | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 18% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 16% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 8.8% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | White Mountain | AK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.8% | 7% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 42.4% | 14.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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Everything we know about White Mountain
Moving to White Mountain: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in White Mountain, 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 White Mountain
City in Alaska, United States
White Mountain (Inupiaq: Nasirvik, Nachirvik, or Nachizrvik) is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, White Mountain had a population of 185. The city is an Iġaluŋmiut (Fish River tribe) Inupiat village, with historical influences from and relationships with Qawiaraq (Mary's Igloo) Inupiat and Golovin and Elim Yup’iks. 86.2% of the population is Alaska Native or part Native. Subsistence activities are prevalent. White Mountain is the only village on the Seward Peninsula located inland, not on the ocean.
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- Established
- 1969
- Area
- 2.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 62 ft
- ZIP code
- 99784
- Area code
- 907
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