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Kotzebue
 Situated on a gravel spit at the end of the Baldwin Peninsula in Kotzebue Sound, Kotzebue has been inhabited by the Inupiat people since the 1400s. The Noatak, Selawik and Kobuk rivers drain into the sound making Kotzebue a natural transportation center. It is an important stop on the way to interior Alaska or the Arctic. Kotzebue is currently the largest city in the Northwest Arctic Borough and has the only airport with regularly scheduled aircraft service to Anchorage and Nome.
Subsistence activities are an integral part of the life in Kotzebue. Each summer, the North Tent City fish camp is set up to dry and smoke the season's catch. In 2009, Kotzebue became a "wet" community, allowing the sale, import, and possession of alcohol. Subsistence, commercial fishing and jobs provided by the nearby Red Dog Mine are the primary economic activities in Kotzebue.
Data from the US Census Bureau showed a population of 3,082. More than 70% of which are Native Alaskan (Inupiat Eskimo). Median family income was $58,068, per capita income was $18,289 and the unemployment rate was 9.8%. 12.4% of individuals live below the poverty line.
City Hall
258A Third Avenue
PO Box 46, Kotzebue, AK 99752
(907) 442-3401
Schools
June Nelson Elementary School
P.O. Box 264
Kotzebue, Alaska 99752
(907)442.3342
Kotzebue Middle/High School
P.O. Box 264
Kotzebue, Alaska 99752
Phone: 907.442.3341
University of Alaska Fairbanks - Chukchi Campus
604 3rd Avenue
Kotzebue, AK 99752
(907) 442-3400
Hospitals
Maniilaq Association Heatlh Center
P.O. Box 43
Kotzebue, AK 99752
(800) 431-3321
Recreation
Cape Krusenstern National Monument
Noatak National Preserve
Kobuk Valley National Park
Selawik National Wildlife Refuge
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
Community Information
NANARegional Corporation
Northwest Arctic Borough
Google Maps view of Kotzebue
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