Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 21 h 54 min2:52 am – 12:46 amShortest day (Dec 21): 3 h 41 min10:55 am – 2:36 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 75°F, lows 49°FColdest month January: highs 6°F, lows -13°F16 in of rain a year, on about 44 dayswettest month July61 in of snow a year, on about 52 days0 days above 90°F, 236 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Two Rivers station, 2 mi away
Parks and public landsChena River State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 5.1 mi · 242,004 acresFairbanks Office Wildlifenational wildlife refuge · 24.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes176 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197025 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.3 on 19 Jan 202427 mi away, near Salcha, AlaskaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 26 Jun 202616 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 waterPleasant Valley Watering Pointserves 35 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation590 ft180 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBassett Army Community Hospital22.9 miPost officeTwo Rivers Contract Postal Unitunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFairbanks International Airport FAI29 miCoachFairbanks Transit CenterInterior Alaska Busline25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 99716 ZIP area.
