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Nightmute

village · Bethel (CA) · GNIS 1407008

Dataset / verified: gnis-ak-2026-07-18 · ID afy:place:gnis:1407008

Populated place in Alaska (USGS GNIS); routed as village for indexing. County equivalent: Bethel (CA). Map: Baird Inlet B-8 NE.

Also known as

  • Negtemiut

    Jacobson, Steven A. , compiler. Yup’ik Eskimo Dictionary. 31-Dec-1984. Alaska Native Language Center.

  • Nichta

    Orth, Donald J. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names. Washington, DC: GPO, 1967. This work is an alphabetical list of the geographic names generally including feature descriptions and often name origin information that are now applied and have been applied to places and features in Alaska. GNIS Library. p687

  • Nichtmut

    U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Geographic Names Post Phase I Board/Staff Revisions. 01-Jan-2000. Board decisions referenced after Phase I data compilation or staff researched non-controversial names.

  • Nighmute

    U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Geographic Names Post Phase I Board/Staff Revisions. 01-Jan-2000. Board decisions referenced after Phase I data compilation or staff researched non-controversial names.

  • Nightmut

    U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Geographic Names Post Phase I Board/Staff Revisions. 01-Jan-2000. Board decisions referenced after Phase I data compilation or staff researched non-controversial names.

  • Nigmuit

    U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Geographic Names Post Phase I Board/Staff Revisions. 01-Jan-2000. Board decisions referenced after Phase I data compilation or staff researched non-controversial names.

  • Nigmute

    U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Geographic Names Post Phase I Board/Staff Revisions. 01-Jan-2000. Board decisions referenced after Phase I data compilation or staff researched non-controversial names.

  • Nigtmuit

    Orth, Donald J. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names. Washington, DC: GPO, 1967. This work is an alphabetical list of the geographic names generally including feature descriptions and often name origin information that are now applied and have been applied to places and features in Alaska. GNIS Library. p687

  • Nigtmute

    U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Geographic Names Post Phase I Board/Staff Revisions. 01-Jan-2000. Board decisions referenced after Phase I data compilation or staff researched non-controversial names.

  • Nikhta

    Orth, Donald J. Dictionary of Alaska Place Names. Washington, DC: GPO, 1967. This work is an alphabetical list of the geographic names generally including feature descriptions and often name origin information that are now applied and have been applied to places and features in Alaska. GNIS Library. p687

Alternate and historic spellings from USGS GNIS AllNames (cited sources). Not scraped from commercial map products.

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Nightmute is indexed as a populated place in Bethel (CA) (USGS GNIS). Smaller communities often share borough or regional services; mailing addresses, school districts, and emergency dispatch may not match this mapped point.

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Sources

  • U.S. Geological Survey / U.S. Board on Geographic Names — GNIS Domestic Names (Alaska) · View source
  • U.S. Census Bureau — 2020 Decennial Census PL 94-171 / TIGERweb Places · accessed · View source

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60.4794444, -164.7238889 · WGS84

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Quick facts

Region / county equivalent
Bethel (CA)
Coordinates
60.4794444, -164.7238889

WGS84 (EPSG:4326)

Population
306 (2020)

Census place: Nightmute city

U.S. Census Bureau 2020 Decennial Census (PL 94-171) total for the matched Census place/CDP — not a municipal legal population when boundaries differ.

Source: census-2020-pl94-171

Time zone
Alaska Time

America/Anchorage

Area code
907

Alaska uses NANP area code 907 statewide. Confirm local exchange and service with carriers; not a phone directory.

Census
data.census.gov place profile →

GEOID 0253930

Game Management Unit
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ADF&G GMU maps →

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Related airports

Bethel (BET) · BET

Operational status: FAA / airport operator. DOT aviation portal · FAA 5010

State community / environment portals

DCRA Community Database Online →

DCRA (Commerce) →

Ready Alaska (emergency management) →

DEC Contaminated Sites Program →

DEC Contaminated Sites search →

DEC Air quality / permits →

DEC Solid waste →

Portal links only — not a claim that a contaminated site or regulated facility exists here. Search DEC tools for “Nightmute” or these coordinates.

ANCSA geographic region
Calista Corporation (Calista) →

Bethel CA — Calista region (geographic).

ANCSA geographic region only — not a determination of tribal membership, village corporation, or shareholder status. Confirm with BLM, the regional corporation, and tribal governments. BLM Alaska →

ANCSA / tribal directories

BLM Alaska (ANCSA / public lands context) →

BIA Tribal Leaders Directory →

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School district
Lower Kuskokwim School District →

Alaska DEED →

Legislature
House: 38 · Senate: S

Alaska State Legislature →

Regional pairing from UA-CED/ARB 2022 materials — confirm the parcel address with Legislature district tools.

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ZIP / ZCTA (search aliases)
0253930

Census place GEOID stored as a search alias. Use USPS ZIP lookup for mailing ZIPs — not a complete ZCTA map.

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Elevation
92 ft · 28 m

GNIS elevation from National Elevation Dataset sampling at the primary point; not an official surveyed summit height.

Source: gnis-ned-archive

USGS topo map
Baird Inlet B-8 NE

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Naming status (BGN)
Official (01/01/1965)

Board Decision

U.S. Board on Geographic Names

Latitude
60.4794444
Longitude
-164.7238889

GNIS ID 1407008 · Names and coordinates from USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) / U.S. Board on Geographic Names, public domain. Elevations (when present) are GNIS/NED-derived values for general reference — not official surveyed heights. Alternate names retain GNIS citations. Not legal boundary or navigation advice.

Official links

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Alerts & official notices

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Sources

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Links

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