Nuiqsut Alaska ZIP Codes
Nuiqsut holds a single ZIP code.
Every ZIP code in Nuiqsut
| ZIP code | Borough or census area |
|---|---|
| 99789 | North Slope Borough |
We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP. USPS delivery-type products are licensed, and no clean-rights source maps ZIP codes to neighbourhoods — so the Nuiqsut codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
Scope every ZIP code recorded for Nuiqsut. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated . ZIP codes are delivery-route groupings, not areas; the boundaries implied by any ZIP map are approximations.
How these codes cluster
Every Nuiqsut ZIP code begins 997. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of Alaska. Statewide that range covers 82 ZIP codes, so Nuiqsut accounts for 1% of it.
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Area codes covering Nuiqsut
ZIP codes and area codes are separate systems — one routes mail, the other routes calls — and they do not share boundaries. The code below serves the same ground Nuiqsut occupies.
Nuiqsut Alaska area codes in full →
Where Nuiqsut's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Nuiqsut
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Anaktuvuk Pass Alaska ZIP codes | 144 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Atqasuk Alaska ZIP codes | 148 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Kaktovik Alaska ZIP codes | 173 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Wainwright Alaska ZIP codes | 209 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Allakaket Alaska ZIP codes | 257 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Kobuk Alaska ZIP codes | 272 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Ambler Alaska ZIP codes | 277 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Shungnak Alaska ZIP codes | 277 mi | 1 ZIP code |
Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance.