Healy

History

The history of Healy is intertwined with that of coal mining and construction of the Alaska Railroad, which both began in the area in 1918 and 1919 respectively. Healy was originally named Healy Fork after the Healy River. The Healy River was named after John J. Healy, manager of the North American Trading and Transportation Company.

Geography

Healy is located at (63.970833, -149.126944). The George Parks Highway (Alaska Route 3) runs through the community, leading south to Denali Park and north to Nenana. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Healy CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.03%, is water. By area, it is the second-largest CDP in the United States, exceeded by only Willow, Alaska.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• White-crowned Sparrow

  Zonotrichia leucophrys (J.R.Forster, 1772) · Aves
  936
• Savannah Sparrow

  Passerculus sandwichensis (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  485
• Common Redpoll

  Acanthis flammea (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  381
• Dark-eyed Junco

  Junco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  350
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  323
• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  266
• Yellow-rumped Warbler

  Setophaga coronata (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  264
• Gray Jay

  Perisoreus canadensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  258

Largest nearby schools

• Denali PEAK
  Other · Healy · 735 students · 122.5:1 ratio
• Tri-Valley School
  Other · Healy · 151 students · 10.1:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 3 — 2026-09-28
  7 km ENE of Denali Park, Alaska
• M 2.5 — 2026-09-25
  21 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska
• M 3.1 — 2026-09-08
  27 km E of Nenana, Alaska
• M 2.7 — 2026-09-04
  20 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska
• M 3 — 2026-09-04
  16 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska
• M 2.6 — 2026-08-30
  39 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska