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Fox
AlaskaCDP
Fox
Total population
80
Median home value
$0
Bachelor's+
Median income
$76,198
Air quality index
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Fox is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Fairbanks, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Fox had a population of 406.
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Geography
Fox is located at (64.953979, -147.628325), on the bank of Fox Creek as it enters Goldstream Creek Valley, northeast of Fairbanks. Steese Highway and Elliott Highway intersect in Fox. Established as a mining camp in the early 1900s, Fox functions as a bedroom community today and most residents work in nearby Fairbanks or at Fort Knox Gold Mine to the northeast. The Permafrost Tunnel Research Facility was built in the 1960s to study permafrost. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Fox, AK from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves6,201
- Common RavenCorvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves5,264
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves4,652
- Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves4,194
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,904
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves3,180
- White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys (J.R.Forster, 1772) · Aves3,065
- Boreal ChickadeePoecile hudsonicus (J.R.Forster, 1772) · Aves3,049
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.1 — 2026-09-0827 km E of Nenana, Alaska
- M 2.7 — 2026-09-0420 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska
- M 2.7 — 2026-07-2725 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska
- M 3.7 — 2026-07-0260 km SW of Salcha, Alaska
- M 3.1 — 2026-06-266 km ENE of Badger, Alaska
- M 2.6 — 2026-06-1126 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Alaska
- Farmers Loop5.3 mi away · pop. 4,954
- Steele Creek6.1 mi away · pop. 5,928
- Fairbanks9.6 mi away · pop. 32,083
- College9.7 mi away · pop. 11,924
- South Van Horn12.6 mi away · pop. 572
- Badger13.7 mi away · pop. 18,677
- Ester14.3 mi away · pop. 2,752
- Two Rivers16.3 mi away · pop. 451
- North Pole17 mi away · pop. 2,370
- Chena Ridge17.6 mi away · pop. 5,881
- Pleasant Valley21.7 mi away · pop. 790
- Moose Creek22.1 mi away · pop. 507
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Fox
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Mukluk, Southeast Fairbanks, AlaskaWildfires · 2026-08-17 · 177 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-05 16:15 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET