Wales, Alaska

Wales, Alaska
Kiŋigin
City
View of the Wales Site, with the city of Wales in the background
View of the Wales Site, with the city of Wales in the background
Nickname: 
Kingegan
Wales, Alaska is located in Alaska
Wales, Alaska
Wales, Alaska
Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 65°36′44″N 168°05′21″W / 65.61222°N 168.08917°W / 65.61222; -168.08917
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census AreaNome
IncorporatedApril 16, 1964[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total2.30 sq mi (5.97 km2)
 • Land2.30 sq mi (5.97 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
26 ft (8 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total168
 • Density72.92/sq mi (28.16/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99783
Area code907
FIPS code02-82860
GNIS feature ID1404755, 2418870

Wales (Kiŋigin in Iñupiaq) is a city in Alaska.[4][5]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Directory of Borough and City Officials 1974". Alaska Local Government. XIII (2). Juneau: Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs: 85. January 1974.
  2. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Wales city, Alaska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Wales city, Alaska". Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Alaska Taxable 2011: Municipal Taxation - Rates and Policies" (PDF). Division of Community and Regional Affairs, Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. January 2012.