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North Slope Borough, Alaska

North Slope Borough, Alaska, has 10,582 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Utqiagvik. It uses Alaska Time and covers 88,793 sq mi (229,972 km²) of land. It is a county equivalent (borough).

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North Slope Borough in Alaska
UtqiaġvikPrudhoe BayPoint HopeWainwrightNuiqsut
North Slope Borough and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
10,582
Land area
88,793 sq mi (229,972 km²)
County seat or government
Utqiagvik
Time zone
Alaska Time, Alaska TimeUTC-09:00 in January; UTC-08:00 in July
Median household income
$95,694 ± $16,311
Median home value
$218,300 ± $20,831
Median rent, with utilities
$1,254 ± $134
Homes lived in by their owners
49.1% ± 5.4 points
County type
Borough
Metro or micro area
Outside any metro or micro area
Water area
6,035 sq mi (15,631 km²)
State
Alaska
County code (FIPS)
02185
Coordinates (central point)
69.449343, -153.472830
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in North Slope Borough

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Alaska TimeAmerica/AnchorageUTC-09:00 in January; UTC-08:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.
Alaska TimeAmerica/NomeUTC-09:00 in January; UTC-08:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

North Slope Borough straddles a time-zone line; check where you are with the time-zone finder. Your phone’s setting can differ.

ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 997234,785 people
  2. 995191,297 people
  3. 997341,203 people
  4. 99766832 people
  5. 99782718 people
  6. 99789616 people
  7. 99759390 people
  8. 99721329 people
  9. 99791288 people
  10. 99747124 people

10 ZIP Code areas overlap North Slope Borough. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

We don’t have a website for this county yet. The US government’s local-office directory ↗ lists its offices. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

School districts in North Slope Borough, largest first

  1. North Slope Borough School District10,810 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Tribal areas in North Slope Borough, largest first

  1. Barrow Alaska Native Village Statistical Area4,778 people
  2. Point Hope Alaska Native Village Statistical Area832 people
  3. Wainwright Alaska Native Village Statistical Area718 people
  4. Nuiqsut Alaska Native Village Statistical Area616 people
  5. Point Lay Alaska Native Village Statistical Area390 people
  6. Anaktuvuk Pass Alaska Native Village Statistical Area329 people
  7. Atqasuk Alaska Native Village Statistical Area288 people
  8. Kaktovik Alaska Native Village Statistical Area124 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Utqiaġvik, Alaska (city)4,778 people
  2. Prudhoe Bay, Alaska (CDP)1,664 people
  3. Point Hope, Alaska (city)832 people
  4. Wainwright, Alaska (city)718 people
  5. Nuiqsut, Alaska (city)616 people
  6. Point Lay, Alaska (CDP)390 people
  7. Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska (city)329 people
  8. Atqasuk, Alaska (city)288 people
  9. Kaktovik, Alaska (city)124 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska238 mi southwest
  2. Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska286 mi south

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Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet the boundary only along a sliver. Most addresses here are not in them; for an address near the line, check with the county.