Town guide

Healy, Alaska

Healy is a community in Denali Borough, Alaska, home to about 670 people across 687 square miles. Its ZIP code is 99743, and parts of 99760 are in Healy too.

Population6701 per sq mi
Median home value$309,200Census, as estimated by owners

ZIP codes in Healy

2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Healy

Distances

Nearest major airportTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)196 miles away
Closer regional airportFairbanks International Airport (FAI)67 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Anchorage, AK194 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Healy; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Healy

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Healy had 966 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.

It’s the 107th largest of 321 towns in Alaska by population.

Healy population by census2000: 1,000, 2010: 1,021, 2020: 9661,00020001,02120109662020

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses.

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 67°F in summer, and winter lows average -9°F. About 15.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near HealyJan: high 8°F, low -9°F, 0.5 in; Feb: high 18°F, low -2°F, 0.7 in; Mar: high 24°F, low 2°F, 0.4 in; Apr: high 41°F, low 22°F, 0.6 in; May: high 56°F, low 35°F, 0.9 in; Jun: high 67°F, low 45°F, 2.5 in; Jul: high 67°F, low 49°F, 3 in; Aug: high 62°F, low 44°F, 2.8 in; Sep: high 51°F, low 35°F, 1.6 in; Oct: high 33°F, low 18°F, 1 in; Nov: high 16°F, low 1°F, 0.7 in; Dec: high 12°F, low -6°F, 0.8 in8°-9°Jan0.518°-2°Feb0.724°2°Mar0.441°22°Apr0.656°35°May0.967°45°Jun2.567°49°Jul3.062°44°Aug2.851°35°Sep1.633°18°Oct1.016°1°Nov0.712°-6°Dec0.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Healy, AK weather station (8 miles away).

Jobs in Denali Borough

818 jobs at 106 businesses in Denali Borough. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Denali BoroughProfessional services: 237 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 183 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 111 jobs; Retail trade: 36 jobs; Arts, entertainment and recreation: 26 jobs; Construction: 21 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 18 jobs; Administrative and support: 17 jobsProfessional services 29% Hotels and restaurants 22% Mining, oil and gas 14% Retail trade 4% Arts, entertainment and recreation 3% Construction 3% Transportation and warehousing 2% Administrative and support 2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Places in and around Healy

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Three Bears Alaska7.6 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Tri-Valley Community Library7.2 mi

Counts are within about 8 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.

Schools in Healy

Public schools here are run by Denali Borough School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Denali PEAKHealyPre-K–12882Public7.2 mi
Tri-Valley SchoolHealyPre-K–12167Public7.2 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 Nenana, Ferry and Four Mile Road.

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