Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 20 h 32 min3:19 am – 11:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 4 h 34 min10:15 am – 2:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People155 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 32.550 householdsMedian household income $53,125Median home value $85,000Median rent $528 a month36% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 72°F, lows 46°FColdest month January: highs -4°F, lows -20°F11 in of rain a year, on about 31 dayswettest month June38 in of snow a year, on about 23 days1 days above 90°F, 257 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Tok station, 14 mi away
Earthquakes438 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197083 of magnitude 4+, 8 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.4 on 4 Nov 200250 mi away, near Paxson, AlaskaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Sep 202640 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area, AK, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Internet at home50% of households have a broadband subscription24% have cable, fibre or DSL20% rely on a mobile data plan alone50% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTanacross Water Systemserves 108 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2025: groundwater treatment, treatment technique142 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,848 ft1,173 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeTanacross Post Office5.3 miFire stationTanacross Volunteer Fire Department5.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTok Junction Airport TKJ17 miCoachTok: Three Bears OutpostInterior Alaska Busline16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 99776 ZIP area.
