Salcha is a community in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, home to about 829 people across 75 square miles. Its ZIP code is 99714.
Homes sold for a median of $227 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Salcha; also Harding-Birch Lakes
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Salcha. 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)249 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Fairbanks International Airport (FAI)34 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Anchorage, AK242 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Salcha; 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.
Salcha had 977 residents in the 2020 census, up 14% since 2000.
It’s the 86th 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 72°F in summer, and winter lows average -18°F. About 12.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 68 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Eielson Fld, AK weather station (12 miles 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).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 5.5 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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Shares ZIP codes with Harding-Birch Lakes.
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.