Alpine, Alaska

Alpine, Alaska
—  CDP  —
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Alaska
Borough North Slope
Area
 • Total 39.2 sq mi (101.5 km2)
 • Land 38.3 sq mi (99.1 km2)
 • Water 0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2)
Elevation 23 ft (7 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total <100
Time zone Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9)
 • Summer (DST) AKDT (UTC-8)
Area code(s) 907
FIPS code 02-01882
GNIS feature ID 1865544

Alpine is a census-designated place (CDP) in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 0 at the 2000 census. Most employees work a two week on and two week off work schedule. Alpine is the site of a major oil drilling and production operation operated by ConocoPhillips.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 39.2 mi² (101.5 km²). 38.3 mi² (99.1 km²) of it is land and 0.9 mi² (2.4 km²) of it (2.40%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were no people living in the CDP.

History

Oil was discovered in the Alpine area in 1996. Alpine currently serves as an oil production field producing roughly 130,000 barrels (21,000 m3) of oil daily.

References

  1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

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