Local servicesHospitalFairbanks Memorial Hospital8.6 miPost officeCollege Post Office6.9 miTown hallFairbanks City Hall8.4 miPoliceUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks Police Department6.2 miFire stationChena - Goldstream Fire and Rescue Station 432.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks6.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFairbanks International Airport FAI9.2 miCoachFairbanks Transit CenterInterior Alaska Busline8.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 21 h 59 min2:53 am – 12:52 amShortest day (Dec 21): 3 h 38 min11:00 am – 2:38 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 71°F, lows 52°FColdest month January: highs 7°F, lows -6°F14 in of rain a year, on about 38 dayswettest month July62 in of snow a year, on about 61 days0 days above 90°F, 219 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, College 5 Nw station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake Paullake · 5.0 miReindeer Lakelake · 5.0 miUniversity of Alaska Fairbankscollege · 6.3 miFox Springspring · 6.6 miGarden Islandisland · 7.1 miMorris Thompson Cultural and Visitor Centervisitor center · 8.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGoldstream Public Use Areastate recreation area · 2.2 mi · 600 acresCreamer's Fieldstate conservation land · 5.3 mi · 1,772 acresFairbanks Office Wildlifenational wildlife refuge · 8.5 miShanly Park (Undeveloped)park · 6.1 miFairbanks Lions Recreation Areapark · 6.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes342 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197047 of magnitude 4+, 5 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.0 on 6 Oct 199526 mi away, near Minto, AlaskaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 8 Sep 202631 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateFairbanks North Star Borough, AK, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighLandslide Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality56% of days had good air in 2025206 of 365 days measured139 moderate, 10 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 10 unhealthy daysMedian index 44, worst day 190main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Fairbanks North Star County monitors, AK
Drinking waterGolden Heart Utilitiesserves 78,324 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,267 ft386 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
