Tanana is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, home to about 334 people across 11 square miles. Its ZIP code is 99777.
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| Nearest major airport | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)283 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Indian Mountain LRRS Airport (UTO)73 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Anchorage, AK289 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Tanana; 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.
Tanana had 246 residents in the 2020 census, down 20% since 2000.
It’s the 152nd largest of 321 towns in Alaska by population.
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area grew from 4,097 residents in 1960 to 5,343 in 2020.
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, 1960–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 71°F in summer, and winter lows average -17°F. About 11.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 50 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tanana Calhoun Mem Ap, AK weather station (about a mile away).
268 jobs at 92 businesses in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Tanana.
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
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| Mental health providers | 1 |
Source: providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Libraries (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2.5 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.
Public schools here are run by Yukon-Koyukuk School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maudrey J. Sommer SchoolTanana | K–12 | 24 | 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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