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Ghost town · North Slope County, Alaska
Kukpowruk is a ghost town in North Slope County, Alaska. It is one of 18 former communities in North Slope County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 34 Alaska counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kukpowruk as a historical populated place on the Point Lay C-2 SW topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 69.6111° N, 163.0000° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Point Lay C-2 SW |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4 ft |
| Nearest living town | Point Lay, AK |
| Distance to it | 9.6 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1895248 |
| Coordinates | 69.61111, -163.00000 |
What's there now
Kukpowruk is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Point Lay, AK (population 288), about 9.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Naokokghost town · North Slope County · 8.8 mi
- Naparuacheakghost town · North Slope County · 24.2 mi
- Tolageakghost town · North Slope County · 32.7 mi
Questions
Where is Kukpowruk?
Kukpowruk is in North Slope County, Alaska, at 69.6111, -163.0000.
How many ghost towns are in North Slope County?
North Slope County, Alaska has 18 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.