Tanacross is a community in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, home to about 155 people across 79 square miles. Its ZIP code is 99776.
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| Nearest major airport | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)262 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Northway Airport (ORT)53 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Anchorage, AK244 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Tanacross; 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.
Tanacross had 144 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 203rd 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 72°F in summer, and winter lows average -20°F. About 10.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 38 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tok, AK weather station (10 miles 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 Tanacross.
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.
Museums
Counts are within about 6 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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