Beaver is a community in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, home to about 17 people across 21 square miles. Its ZIP code is 99724.
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| Nearest major airport | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)366 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Fort Yukon Airport (FYU)61 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Anchorage, AK363 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Beaver; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Beaver had 48 residents in the 2020 census, down 43% since 2000.
It’s the 301st largest of 321 towns in Alaska by population.
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area grew from 4,097 residents in 1960 to 5,343 in 2020.
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, 1960–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
268 jobs at 92 businesses in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Public schools here are run by Yukon Flats School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
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| Cruikshank SchoolBeaver | Pre-K–12 | 16 | Public | 0.1 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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