Shungnak (Inupiaq: Isiŋnaq or Nuurviuraq) is a city in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States.

Shungnak originally was settled in 1899, approximately 10 miles to the east along the Kobuk River.

[4] The name "Shungnak" is derived from Iñupiaq term Isiŋnaq which means jade, a stone found in the surrounding area.

Shungnak has a “mixed economy” in which market, subsistence, and public sectors all contribute to individual well-being.

[10][11] The most comprehensive community economy data come from household surveys by the Division of Subsistence in the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G).

For comparison, in 2021 the American Community Survey estimated the five-year median household income in Shungnak to be $60,938 (±$8,736).

All of surveyed households reported harvesting at least one kind of wild food for personal or family consumption.

The ADF&G survey included questions intended to assess households’ food security.

[15] The source of municipal water is from a reservoir intermittently filled from the Kobuk River.

A hybrid solar-plus-storage microgrid, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Northwest Arctic Borough, supplements diesel power generation.

[17] The hybrid solar-plus-storage microgrid utilizes 384 kWh total capacity of energy storage solution and 225 kW solar array.