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Notable locations in Nome: Nome Volunteer Fire Department Icy View Substation (A), Nome Volunteer Fire Department / Nome Volunteer Ambulance Department (B), Nome Public Health Center - Southwest Region (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Bourbon Creek (A), Holyoke Creek (B), Snake River (C), Peluk Creek (D), Center Creek (E), Flat Creek (F), Moonlight Creek (G), Saturday Creek (H), Wonder Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotels: Aurora Inn (302 East Frnt) (1), Polaris Hotel & Liquor (Po Box 741) (2), Trails End (308 West 1st Avenue) (3), Ponderosa Inn (Annex 10) (4), Stampede Car Rentals (302 East Front Street) (5). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Nome Census Area County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Nome and their reported violations in the past:
NOME JOINT UTILITY SYSTEM (Address: 1226 PORT ROAD  , Population served: 4550, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In AUG-2001. Follow-up actions: St Other (FEB-07-2002)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUN-2001. Follow-up actions: St Other (FEB-07-2002)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUN-2000. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (FEB-15-2001)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUN-1998
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAY-1998
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and SEP-06-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-06-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUL-19-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-19-2004)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUL-19-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-19-2004)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and OCT-16-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (OCT-16-2000)
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Unfilt) - In FEB-1997
- One minor monitoring violation
- 2 regular monitoring violations
- 4 other older monitoring violations
NOME BELTZ HIGH SCHOOL (Address: 1226 PORT ROAD , Population served: 435, Purch_groundwater):
Past health violations:
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In AUG-2001
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUL-2001
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUN-2001
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUN-2000
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-2001 and APR-02-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-05-2001), St Compliance achieved (APR-02-2001)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-2000 and APR-02-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-02-2001)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and NOV-23-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (NOV-23-1999)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and FEB-08-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-08-2000)
- 5 minor monitoring violations
MOONLIGHT WATER DELIVERY (Population served: 300, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-21-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-21-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (OCT-07-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (3 times from DEC-13-2004 to DEC-15-2004), St Compliance achieved (DEC-30-2004)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and DEC-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Other (MAR-24-2004), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (OCT-07-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (3 times from DEC-13-2004 to DEC-15-2004), St Compliance achieved (DEC-30-2004)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-02-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed No longer subject to Rule (JUL-02-2003)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and OCT-20-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-30-2000), Fed No longer subject to Rule (OCT-20-2002)
- 25 routine major monitoring violations
ANVIL MTN CORRECTION CENTER (Address: 1810 CENTER CREEK ROAD , Population served: 135, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-2003 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and OCT-20-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (OCT-20-1999)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-1995 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-1995 and DEC-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-29-1998)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1993 and DEC-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-29-1998)
- 12 routine major monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 3.9%
(0.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 8.1% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.8 people | | Alaska: |  2.7 people |
| This city: | 64.5% | | Whole state: | 65.6% |
| This city: | 11.8% | | Whole state: | 7.5% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Nome, AK
People in group quarters in Nome:
- 92 people in state prisons
- 35 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 31 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 15 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 11 people in other group homes
- 5 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 5 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 4 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 3 people in other workers' dormitories
Nome compared to Alaska state average:
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage above state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
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Banks with branches in Nome (2011 data):
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Nome Branch at 109a Front Street, branch established on 1969/04/01. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (93%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 12 | Nome Census Area: | 12.92 / 10,000 pop. | | Alaska: | 3.30 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Nome Census Area: | 1.08 / 10,000 pop. | | Alaska: | 0.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 1 | Nome Census Area: | 1.08 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.30 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 8 | Here: | 8.62 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 6.5% | | Alaska: | 6.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Nome Census Area: | 31.4% | | Alaska: | 27.8% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
7 | $32,362 | $55,478 | 1 | $463 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $12,487 | $74,922 | 7 | $830 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
9 | $49,884 | $66,512 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
6 | $20,103 | $40,206 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 68 | $17,048 |
| Fire - Other |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,107 |
| Streets and Highways |
4 | $21,936 | $65,808 | 1 | $199 |
| Health |
1 | $4,592 | $55,104 | 16 | $2,458 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $13,596 | $81,576 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
7 | $30,181 | $51,739 | 20 | $15,582 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $13,596 | $81,576 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
11 | $79,848 | $87,107 | 0 | $0 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Instruction |
83 | $376,208 | $54,392 | 13 | $10,624 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Other Total |
29 | $47,618 | $19,704 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
2 | $7,384 | $44,304 | 1 | $1,532 |
| Other and Unallocable |
18 | $79,620 | $53,080 | 3 | $3,270 |
| Totals for Government |
183 | $789,415 | $51,765 | 131 | $53,113 |
Nome government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,115,000 ($307.25)
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $918,000 ($252.96)
All Other: $666,000 ($183.52)
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $218,000 ($60.07)
Parks & Recreation: $216,000 ($59.52)
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $121,000 ($33.34)
Solid Waste Management: $50,000 ($13.78)
- Construction - General: $1,787,000 ($492.42)
- Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $8,565,000 ($2360.15)
Electric Utilities: $3,737,000 ($1029.76)
Regular Highways: $1,146,000 ($315.79)
Police Protection: $1,086,000 ($299.26)
Financial Administration: $737,000 ($203.09)
Parks & Recreation: $583,000 ($160.65)
Sewerage: $531,000 ($146.32)
General - Other: $412,000 ($113.53)
Libraries: $299,000 ($82.39)
Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $240,000 ($66.13)
Water Utilities: $228,000 ($62.83)
Fire Protection: $222,000 ($61.17)
Central Staff Services: $202,000 ($55.66)
Health Services - Other: $72,000 ($19.84)
Solid Waste Management: $50,000 ($13.78)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $347,000 ($95.62)
All Other: $14,000 ($3.86)
- General - Interest on Debt: $344,000 ($94.79)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,740,000 ($1581.70)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $5,625,000 ($1550.01)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $115,000 ($31.69)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $572,000 ($157.62)
Interest Earnings: $363,000 ($100.03)
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $189,000 ($52.08)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $12,089,000 ($3331.22)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $4,880,000 ($1344.72)
Water Utilities: $478,000 ($131.72)
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $6,298,000 ($1735.46)
All Other: $161,000 ($44.36)
General Support: $128,000 ($35.27)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $2,496,000 ($687.79)
Property: $2,118,000 ($583.63)
NEC: $84,000 ($23.15)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $12,455,000 ($3432.07)
4.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,306 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.89% | | Alaska average: | 9.33% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
8.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,860 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.27% | | Alaska average: | 9.43% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Nome:
- KICY (850 AM; 50 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: ARCTIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
- KNOM (780 AM; 25 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: CATHOLIC BISHOP OF NORTHERN ALASKA)
- KOTZ (720 AM; 10 kW; KOTZEBUE, AK; Owner: KOTZEBUE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KYUK (640 AM; 10 kW; BETHEL, AK; Owner: BETHEL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
- KNSA (930 AM; 3 kW; UNALAKLEET, AK; Owner: UNALAKLEET BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KSKO (870 AM; 10 kW; MCGRATH, AK; Owner: KUSKOKWIM PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KIYU (910 AM; 5 kW; GALENA, AK; Owner: BIG RIVER PULBLIC BROADCASTING CORP)
- KDLG (670 AM; 10 kW; DILLINGHAM, AK; Owner: DILLINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS)
- KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KBRW (680 AM; 10 kW; BARROW, AK; Owner: SILAKKUAGVIK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Nome:
- K217CK (91.3 FM; NOME, AK; Owner: ALASKA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC)
- KICY-FM (100.3 FM; NOME, AK; Owner: ARCTIC BROADCASTING ASSOC.)
- KNOM-FM (96.1 FM; NOME, AK; Owner: CATHOLIC BISHOP OF NORTHERN ALASKA)
TV broadcast stations around Nome:
- K09OW (Channel 9; NOME, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
- K13UG (Channel 13; NOME, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
- K11TH (Channel 11; NOME, AK; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Nome, Alaska:
- Fatal accident count: 18
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 18
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 12
- Fatalities: 23
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 49
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 8
Alaska average:
- Fatal accident count: 132
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 194
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 61
- Fatalities: 144
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 355
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 14
See more detailed statistics of Nome fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 21
Total length: 107 meters (351ft)
Total costs: $651,000
Total average daily traffic: 4,786
Total average daily truck traffic: 171
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 3,330
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1940-1949: 1
- 1950-1959: 2
- 1960-1969: 4
- 1970-1979: 5
- 1980-1989: 6
- 1990-1999: 1
- 2000-2010: 2
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Nome, AK
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Nome, AK
| Most common first names in Nome, AK among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 15 | 69.5 years |
| Mary | 11 | 76.4 years |
| Robert | 10 | 71.7 years |
| James | 9 | 78.3 years |
| William | 9 | 67.9 years |
| Charles | 8 | 72.8 years |
| Alice | 7 | 71.0 years |
| David | 6 | 68.8 years |
| Samuel | 5 | 74.4 years |
| Peter | 5 | 77.2 years |
| Most common last names in Nome, AK among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Johnson | 8 | 68.6 years |
| Ahwinona | 5 | 75.4 years |
| Attatayuk | 5 | 76.0 years |
| Muktoyuk | 5 | 68.8 years |
| Moses | 5 | 82.2 years |
| Larsen | 5 | 78.6 years |
| Lewis | 4 | 71.0 years |
| Miller | 4 | 77.8 years |
| Milligrock | 4 | 63.8 years |
| Scott | 4 | 72.8 years |
Businesses in Nome, AK
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Air transportation"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children"
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Secretaries and administrative assistants"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards"
- #53 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children"
- #64 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children"
- #71 on the list of "Top 100 cities with shortest commuting times"
- #74 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Sales and related occupations:"
- #82 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Secretaries and administrative assistants"
- #82 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of workers with very short commute times (9 minutes or less)"
- #87 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Mathematical science occupations"
- #88 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of unmarried partner households"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
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