South Van Horn

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South Van Horn

Total population

572

Median home value

$41,500

6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$73,214

South Van Horn$73k

National$74k

Elevation418 m

Land area22.09 km²

Weather44°F · Mostly Cloudy

Coordinates64.81°, -147.79°

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

South Van Horn is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, South Van Horn had a population of 503.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for South Van Horn, AK from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Vivica Genaux

American opera singer

Jack Coghill

American politician (1925–2019)

Chanel Preston

former American pornographic actress

Mike Stepovich

9th Governor of Alaska Territory (1919-2014)

J

John D. Clark

American chemist and writer (1907–1988)

Kyle Bailey

American basketball player and coach (born 1982)

Lincoln Brewster

American musician

A

Anna Holbrook

American actress

Brody Hutzler

American actor

W

Walter S. Judd

American botanist and taxonomist (born 1951)

Daryn Colledge

player of American football

M

Mike Dunlap

American basketball coach

Kevin Johansen

US-born Argentine musician and singer-songwriter

H

Hunter Bishop

American ice hockey player

J

Judy Rabinowitz

American cross-country skier

Jessica Moore

American basketball player (born 1982)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Alaska

• College
  4.1 mi away · pop. 11,924
• Fairbanks
  4.4 mi away · pop. 32,083
• Chena Ridge
  7.3 mi away · pop. 5,881
• Farmers Loop
  7.3 mi away · pop. 4,954
• Ester
  8.9 mi away · pop. 2,752
• Badger
  11.9 mi away · pop. 18,677
• Fox
  12.6 mi away · pop. 80
• North Pole
  13.1 mi away · pop. 2,370
• Two Rivers
  21.2 mi away · pop. 451
• Pleasant Valley
  26.6 mi away · pop. 790
• Salcha
  32.8 mi away · pop. 829
• Four Mile Road
  41.7 mi away

Browse all places in Alaska →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about South Van Horn

A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific Ocean.

George Vancouver · 1798

A century of American literature and the lives and portraits of our favorite authors

William Wilfred Birdsall · 1901

A TOUR OF THE WORLD

Malik Mansab Khan · 2025

Bulletin of the United States Army Medical Department

United States. Army Medical Service. · 1944

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Mukluk, Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska
  Wildfires · 2026-08-17 · 175 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Feral Pigeon

Columba livia domestica

Seen 2026-10-03

Snowshoe Hare

Lepus americanus

Seen 2026-10-03

Moose

Alces alces

Seen 2026-10-03

fireweed

Chamaenerion angustifolium

Seen 2026-10-03

Hoof Fungus

Fomes fomentarius

Seen 2026-10-03

Alaska Paper Birch

Betula neoalaskana

Seen 2026-10-03

tufted vetch

Vicia cracca

Seen 2026-10-01

Siberian peashrub

Caragana arborescens

Seen 2026-10-01

Bald-faced Hornet

Dolichovespula maculata

Seen 2026-10-01

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-05 16:15 UTC.