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Nenana
Alaskacity
Nenana
Total population
479
Median home value
$90,600
Bachelor's+
Median income
$57,446
Founded
1921
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
Nenana is a home rule city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the Unorganized Borough in Interior Alaska. Nenana developed as a Lower Tanana community at the confluence where the tributary Nenana River enters the Tanana. As of the 2020 census, Nenana had a population of 358.
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Geography
Nenana is located at , (Sec. 14, T004S, R008W, Fairbanks Meridian) in the Nenana Recording District. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (0.99%) is water. Nenana is located 55 road miles southwest of Fairbanks on the George Parks Highway and 304 road miles north of Anchorage. It is at mile 412 of the Alaska Railroad. The river is ice-free from early May to late October. Nenana has a transitional humid continental/subarctic climate (Köppen Dfb/Dfc) with long, cold and dry winters and warm summers with cool nights.
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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 Nenana, AK from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
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
- Common RavenCorvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves79
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves69
- Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves58
- Violet-green SwallowTachycineta thalassina (Swainson, 1827) · Aves55
- White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys (J.R.Forster, 1772) · Aves54
- Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechia (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves48
- Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorum Brewster, 1895 · Aves44
- OspreyPandion haliaetus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves37
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- CyberLynx Correspondence ProgramOther · Nenana · 1,673 students · 167.3:1 ratio
- Nenana City SchoolOther · Nenana · 185 students · 14.2:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
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 2.6 — 2026-08-1017 km ENE of Healy, Alaska
- M 2.7 — 2026-07-2725 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska
- M 2.6 — 2026-07-0219 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska
- M 3.7 — 2026-07-0260 km SW of Salcha, Alaska
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
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 Nenana
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Mukluk, Southeast Fairbanks, AlaskaWildfires · 2026-08-17 · 200 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-20 13:15 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET