Eagle is a city in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, home to about 95 people across 0.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 99738.
Mostly Eagle; also Eagle Village
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| Nearest major airport | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)372 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Northway Airport (ORT)128 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Anchorage, AK356 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Eagle; 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.
Eagle had 83 residents in the 2020 census, down 36% since 2000.
It’s the 227th largest of 321 towns in Alaska by population.
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 73°F in summer, and winter lows average -17°F. About 12.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 62 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Eagle, 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).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Eagle.
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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Source: providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Public schools here are run by Alaska Gateway School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
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| Eagle Community SchoolEagle | Pre-K–12 | 12 | Public | 0.3 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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Shares ZIP codes with Eagle Village.
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