Borough · code 02188
Northwest Arctic BoroughAlaska
Northwest Arctic Borough is a borough in Alaska, with its seat in Kotzebue, created in 1986.
- Founded1986
- County seatKotzebue
- Named fornorthwest and Arctic
- Land area35,663 sq mi + 4,957 sq mi water
- Population7,793 2020 Census
Where it is
Northwest Arctic on the map of Alaska
Alaska has 30 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Founded in 1986
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Northwest Arctic Borough was created on June 2, 1986, from all of Kobak Census Area and part of North Slope Borough.
- 1990Northwest Arctic Borough created 1990 census. Northwest Arctic Borough served as a census division. Northwest Arctic Borough was created from all of Kobak Census Area and part of North Slope Borough 2 June 1986. · U.S. Census Bureau, "Significant Changes"; Forstall, 12; NHGIS
- 2000Changed 2000 census. Northwest Arctic Borough served as a census division. · Census 2000 Data Alaska; NHGIS
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Northwest Arctic
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Missing
No public parcel map found for Northwest Arctic Borough yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county (nwabor.org).
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Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Northwest Arctic Borough yet.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Northwest Arctic by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Zoning and code
County government
- County government
The official website of Northwest Arctic Borough.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Northwest Arctic Borough on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Northwest Arctic Borough
- When was Northwest Arctic Borough founded?
- Northwest Arctic Borough was founded in 1986, and named after northwest and Arctic.
- What is the county seat of Northwest Arctic Borough?
- The county seat of Northwest Arctic Borough is Kotzebue.
- Is there an online parcel map for Northwest Arctic Borough?
- Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
- Has Northwest Arctic Borough's boundary or name changed?
- Northwest Arctic Borough was created in 1990. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change, most of them small boundary adjustments.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Northwest Arctic Borough yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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