Noatak (Inupiaq: Nuataaq) is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Northwest Arctic Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.

Two identifiable groups of Inupiat resided on the Noatak River.

The Nautaaġmiut (called "Noatagamut" in the 1880 census), Inupiaq for "inland river people", lived upriver, and the Napaaqtuġmiut, meaning "people of the trees", lived downriver.

By the early 20th century, the missionaries Robert and Carrie Samms settled in what they called "Noatak".

Noatak first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as an unincorporated Inuit village of "Noatagamute.

9.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Noatak has a 4,000-foot (1,200 m) gravel public airstrip and is primarily reached by air.

Snowmobiles, ATV's, and small boats are important means of inter-village travel and for local subsistence activities.