North Pole
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Outdoors in North Pole
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About North Pole
City in Alaska, United StatesNorth Pole is a small city in the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. Incorporated in 1953, it is part of the Fairbanks metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 2,243, up from 2,117 in 2010. Despite its name, the city is about 1,700 miles (2,700 km) south of Earth's geographic North Pole and 125 miles (201 km) south of the Arctic Circle.
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Housing in North Pole
The typical North Pole home is worth about $333,000, up 4.8% in a year, 17% below the Alaska typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in North Pole
Safety Grade C-
North Pole reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 81% report less.
Health in North Pole
Health Grade A−
Healthier than 77% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Alaska
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 19 are too close to call.
What stands out
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Natural hazards in North Pole
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 81% of U.S. communities.
Climate in North Pole
Full climate →North Pole has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 73°, a January night drops to -16°, and about 54 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in North Pole
All North Pole schools →School Grade B
The public schools North Pole’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 57% of Alaska’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within AK. Ratings are from neighbors.
North Pole’s library
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