Wainwright Ulġuniq
City
Wainwright during the summer months with the Arctic Ocean in the background
Wainwright Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 70°38′50″N 160°00′58″W / 70.64722°N 160.01611°W / 70.64722; -160.01611
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	North Slope
Incorporated	December 31, 1962[1]
Area [2]
• Total	28.04 sq mi (72.61 km2)
• Land	10.31 sq mi (26.71 km2)
• Water	17.72 sq mi (45.90 km2)
Elevation [3]	33 ft (10 m)
Population  (2020)[4]
• Total	628
• Density	60.89/sq mi (23.51/km2)
Time zone	UTC−9 (Alaska (AKST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−8 (AKDT)
ZIP code	99782
Area code	907
FIPS code	02-82750
GNIS feature ID	2418869[3]

Wainwright is a city in Alaska. It is in North Slope Borough. The community was named after Wainwright Lagoon. The Lagoon was named after Lt. John Wainwright, who discovered the lagoon in 1826. Wainwright was founded in 1904.

The town is on the Chukchi Sea. It is about 72 miles (116 km) southwest of Barrow.

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