Chena Ridge is a community in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, home to about 5,881 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 99709.
Homes sold for a median of $213 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly College; part is in Chena Ridge
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Chena Ridge. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)263 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Fairbanks International Airport (FAI)3 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Anchorage, AK258 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Chena Ridge; 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.
Chena Ridge had 6,015 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2010.
It’s the 21st largest of 321 towns in Alaska by population.
Fairbanks North Star Borough grew from 43,412 residents in 1960 to 95,655 in 2020.
Fairbanks North Star Borough, 1960–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 71°F in summer, and winter lows average -11°F. About 13.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 64 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, College Obsy, AK weather station (about a mile away).
26,009 jobs at 2,576 businesses in Fairbanks North Star Borough. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
379 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Chena Ridge.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 11 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 12 |
| Dentists | 34 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 34 |
| Mental health providers | 214 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 64 |
| Optometrists | 6 |
| Chiropractors | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 5 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (19 nearby)
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (3 nearby)
Museums (13 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (8 nearby)
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, Yukon-Koyukuk School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl Creek ElementaryFairbanks | Pre-K–5 | 388 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| Raven SchoolFairbanks | Pre-K–12 | 3,687 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| University Park ElementaryFairbanks | Pre-K–5 | 361 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Woodriver ElementaryFairbanks | Pre-K–5 | 342 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Watershed Charter SchoolFairbanks | K–8 | 200 | Charter | 2.0 mi |
| Effie Kokrine Charter SchoolFairbanks | 7–12 | 139 | Charter | 0.5 mi |
| Hutchison High SchoolFairbanks | 9–12 | 356 | Career and Technical | 1.0 mi |
| West Valley High SchoolFairbanks | 9–12 | 782 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Heart Christian SchoolFairbanks | 1–7 | 19 | Seventh-day Adventist | 1.5 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with College, Goldstream, Ester, Fairbanks and South Van Horn.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.