Utqiaġvik (pronounced ootkia-raspy h-vik), formery Barrow, is a town on the tip of Alaska, and is the northermost town of a population at around 5,000 and up. It has a population of 4,927 people as of 2020.

There is only 1 way into Utqiaġvik. That is by plane, to Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport (IATA: BRW). You can fly there from Anchorage, Atqasuk, Deadhorse, Nuiqsut, Point Lay and Wainwright.

There is a bus going around the town between 7AM-7PM, as well as cabs. You can also rent a car, at UIC Veichle Rental. Otherwise, the town is large, but possible to get around by foot (bottom to top is 42 minutes). The first paved road was actually made as late as 2021. There is 1 gas station, called Eskimos Inc. Gas Station.

There are plenty of things to do in Utqiaġvik!

1.  Cold Plunge - Take a dip in the ice cold sea!

2.  Utqiaġvik Whale Bone Arch - An arch made out of two whale bones!

3.  Iñupiat Heritage center - A museum with many indigenous (Iñupiat) artifacts and displays!

4.  Visit Point Barrow (Nuvuk)! - Visit the northernmost point of the United States!

There are 4 supermarkets in Utqiaġvik.

1.  AC Stuaqpak

2.  Alaska Commercial Company

3.  Kannika's Market

4.  Kannika Express Grocery

Because everything has to be shipped in, it is very expensive. For example, a frozen pizza might be 20 DOLLARS. Yeah, 20 bucks for ONE PIZZA. Or 10.99 for a bag of Doritos. 17 bucks for a bag of microwave popcorn, and get this - 36.96 FOR HALF A WATERMELON. 37 BUCKS. That's absolutely insane.

You can also buy souvenirs at:

1.  Iñupiat Heritage Center Gift Shop - The museum has a gift shop!

2.  The Fur Shop - A store which offers pelts, souvenirs, sewing supplies, toys, etc.

3.  King Eider Inn - The hotel has a gift shop!

There are plenty of of places to eat and drink at in Utqiaġvik!

1.  Niġġivikput - An American restaurant connected to the Top of the World Hotel!

2.  Thai Corner - A cozy little Thai restaurant!

3.  Osaka Restaurant - A both Japanese AND Korean restaurant!

4.  Mario's Pizza - A pizzeria which also serves much more than pizza!

5.  East Coast Pizzeria - A small cozy little pizzeria which, like Mario's Pizza, serves much more than pizza!

6.  Sam & Lee's Restaurant - A chinese restaurant which serves more than Chinese food!

7.  Dragon Wheel - A tiny cute little coffee shop, right next to East Coast Pizzeria!

8.  Cruz's Mexican Grill - A nice little Mexican restaurant

9.  B and C Java - A tiny little coffee shop!

Notes: They also had the northernmost fast food restaurant in the world, a Subway, until an unknown date (between september 2023 and august 2024). Alcohol is also illegal here since 1995, to combat alcoholism and criminality, as alcohol is linked to it as well as sexual abuse. However, you can bring with you without a permit: 3,8 liters (1 gallon) of beer, 1 liter of liquor and 2 liters of wine.

There are 3 hotels in Utqiaġvik.

1.  Top of the World Hotel

2.  Latitude 71 BnB

3.  King Eider Inn

The prices are high though. (i could only find prices for Top of the World Hotel, which is 239-350$ per room per night)

Utqiaġvik has a hospital (Samuel Simmonds Memorial Hospital), a police station and fire station. The emergency number is 911. You shouldn't go outside the town due to the risk of polar bears. If you encounter one and are in danger, do this: Don't run. It can trigger its hunting instincts, instead, calmly get out of there slowly and keep eye contact. Make yourself big, and if you are with others, huddle into a group. Don't scream. If it approaches, use bearspray, cracker shells, or air horns. If it actually attacks, go all out and use everything you've got, fists, knifes, sticks, rifles, etc. and aim at it's nose and eyes. Keep at least a distance of 300 meters to prevent all this. If you kill it, you have to report to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service within 48 Hours. You have to be able to document that you've tried to defuse the situation in other ways before.

Utqiaġvik has a submarine cable laid in 2016-2017, and was fully launched in 2018. There is 4 and 5G coverage, and Starlink operates there too. Most hotels offer Wi-Fi.

Due to permafrost, you can't bury sewage pipes, as they will just freeze. However in the 1980's, Utqiaġvik decided to bury them anyway, as they thought it'd look better, and that they'd be protected in the permafrost. However, this cost lots of money to heat up and due to climate change the permafrost is melting so it's no longer stable, so they're planning to move them above ground soon.