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A town of 155. Nearly 54% of it is conserved land.

Population
155
residents
Median home value
$85K
Census ACS
Household income
$53K
median
Median age
32.5
years
Land area
81 sq mi

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Small town

155 people, and everyone knows the way

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39°
Partly Cloudy
H 37° · L 24°

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Outdoors

Nearly a third of Tanacross is conserved land

4.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

54%conserved
54%
conserved · 27,602 of 51,117 acres
4.5 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Natural hazards

Very high risk, with avalanches at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 90% of U.S. communities.

90risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
90Very high riskLowerHigher
AvalanchesWildfireCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Tanacross has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 72°, a January night drops to -20°, and about 38 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

38″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter-17–1°
Spring15–43°
Summer43–70°
Fall12–31°
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Tanacross is

Tanacross beats the Alaska average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 21.

32 measures vs. Alaska
0 better11 too close to call21 worse
What stands outTanacrossAK
More adults facing food insecurity30.8%14.3%
More adults without reliable transportation18.7%9%
More adults facing a utility shut-off16.5%8.2%
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

About Tanacross

CDP in Alaska, United States

Tanacross (Tanacross: Taats’altęy) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Tanacross had a population of 144. It hosts an air tanker base.

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Population
144
Area
81 sq mi
ZIP code
99776

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