Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 21 h 50 min2:56 am – 12:46 amShortest day (Dec 21): 3 h 43 min10:56 am – 2:39 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 71°F, lows 50°FColdest month January: highs -2°F, lows -18°F14 in of rain a year, on about 41 dayswettest month August53 in of snow a year, on about 52 days0 days above 90°F, 244 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, N Pole 1n station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsMorning Star Parkpark · 4.3 miNorth Pole Parkpark · 5.3 miFairbanks Office Wildlifenational wildlife refuge · 9.8 miCreamer's Fieldstate conservation land · 9.8 mi · 1,772 acresGoldstream Public Use Areastate recreation area · 12.8 mi · 600 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes282 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197035 of magnitude 4+, 3 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.0 on 6 Oct 199542 mi away, near Minto, AlaskaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 8 Sep 202637 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
Elevation472 ft144 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBassett Army Community Hospital8.3 miPost officeNorth Pole Post Office5.1 miTown hallNorth Pole City Hall5.0 miPoliceNorth Pole Police Department5.0 miFire stationNorth Star Volunteer Fire Department Station 11.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryMidnight Sun Elementary School1.8 miCollegeUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks13.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFairbanks International Airport FAI14 miCoachFairbanks Transit CenterInterior Alaska Busline10 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 99711 ZIP area.
