Nunapitchuk is located on the both banks of the Johnson River, 22 miles northwest of Bethel in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. It lies
at approximately 60° 53' N Latitude, 162° 29' W Longitude (Sec. 05, T009N, R074W, Seward Meridian). The community is located in the
Bethel Recording District. The area encompasses 8 sq. miles of land and 0 sq. miles of water.
It is an Eskimo village first listed in the 1939 U.S. Census with a population of 121. The community was incorporated as a second class city in 1969. During the 1970 U.S. Census, Nunapitchuk and the nearby villages of Atmautluak and Kasigluk were enumerated as "Akolmiut."
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History and map graphic used with permission from the Alaska Department of Community and Economic Development