Deering, AK

Deering Map

Deering (Ipnatchiaq in Iñupiaq) is a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located on a sandy spit on the Seward Peninsula where the Inmachuk River flows into Kotzebue Sound, 92 km (57 mi) southwest of Kotzebue.

As of the 2000 census, the population was 136. As of 2003[update], the village includes a community hall, a clinic run by the U.S. Public Health Service, a post office, a church, two stores, and a National Guard armory.

The inhabitants are primarily Iñupiat Eskimo. The people are active in subsistence. The sale or importation of alcohol is banned in the village.