North Slope · AK
Utqiaġvik
The northernmost city in the US, once called Barrow.
- Population
- 4,927 (2020 census)
- Polar night
- About 66 days
- Renamed
- 2016
Then
- 1,500 years ago
The Iñupiat are living here.
- 1825
Beechey names Point Barrow.
- 1935
Will Rogers and Wiley Post die in a crash 15 miles south.
- 2016
Barrow becomes Utqiaġvik on December 1.
Now
The sun sets November 18 and returns January 23. The tide stations are at Point Barrow.
2 tide stations around Utqiaġvik
- Barrow Offshore5.0 mi
- Point Barrow10.8 mi