Delta Junction, Alaska
Delta Junction, Alaska | |
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Mile 1422 — End of the Alaska Highway | |
| Motto: "Crossroads of Alaska" | |
| Coordinates: 64°02′52″N 145°43′07″W / 64.04778°N 145.71861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Founded | July 17, 1957 |
| Incorporated | December 19, 1960 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Mayor | Igor Zaremba (I) |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.90 sq mi (36.00 km2) |
| • Land | 13.88 sq mi (35.95 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,158 ft (353 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 918 |
| • Density | 66/sq mi (26/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99737 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-18620 |
| GNIS ID | 1401104, 2419376 |
| Highways | |
| Major airport | Fairbanks Airport (FAI) |
| Website | ci |
Delta Junction (Russian: Делта-Джанкшен; Ukrainian: Делта-Джанкшен, romanized: Delta Dzhankshen) is a city in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 918. The city is located a short distance south of the confluence of the Delta River with the Tanana River, which is at Big Delta. It is about 160 km (99 mi) south of Fairbanks. Native inhabitants are Tanana Athabaskans.