Kotzebue
Qikiqtaġruk | |
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Motto: "Gateway to the Arctic"
"An All American City" | |
Coordinates: 66°53′50″N 162°35′8″W / 66.89722°N 162.58556°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Borough | Northwest Arctic |
Incorporated | October 14, 1958[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 26.50 sq mi (68.64 km2) |
• Land | 24.76 sq mi (64.12 km2) |
• Water | 1.75 sq mi (4.52 km2) |
Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,102 |
• Density | 125.30/sq mi (48.38/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−9 (AKST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−8 (AKDT) |
ZIP code | 99752 |
Area code | 907 |
FIPS code | 02-41830 |
GNIS feature ID | 1413378 |
Website | City of Kotzebue, Alaska |
Kotzebue is a city in the United States. It is found in the state of Alaska. Kotzebue is the largest city in the Northwest Arctic Borough. Ralph Wien Memorial Airport is the only airport in the Borough.
Kotzebue is at the end of the Baldwin Peninsula in the Kotzebue Sound. It is 33 miles (53 km) north of the Arctic Circle on Alaska's western coast.
Kotzebue is a gateway to Kobuk Valley National Park.[4]