Chicken is a community in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska across 116 square miles. Its ZIP code is 99732.
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| Nearest major airport | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)325 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Northway Airport (ORT)77 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Anchorage, AK307 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Chicken; 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.
Chicken had 12 residents in the 2020 census, down 29% since 2000.
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area grew from 4,179 residents in 1970 to 6,808 in 2020.
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, 1970–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 70°F in summer, and winter lows average -29°F. About 12.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 37 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chicken, AK weather station (about a mile away).
1,738 jobs at 172 businesses in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Parks (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 7 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.
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