Bettles is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, home to about 16 people across 1.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 99726.
Mostly Evansville; part is in Bettles
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| Nearest major airport | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)281 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Indian Mountain LRRS Airport (UTO)93 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Anchorage, AK285 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bettles; 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.
Bettles had 23 residents in the 2020 census, down 47% since 2000.
It’s the 305th 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).
Average highs peak around 73°F in summer, and winter lows average -21°F. About 14 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Manley Hot Springs 15ne, AK weather station (24 miles away).
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).
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Shares ZIP codes with Evansville.
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