Alcan Border Alaska Map

About Alcan Border, Alaska

Alcan Border is a locality in Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 3. The population density is 0.1 people per km². Alcan Border is located at 62.6850°N, 141.1247°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP code: 99764.

Alcan Border lies under a sky that often stretches in an unbroken sweep of blue, a vast canvas over a land of immense, raw beauty. It lies 250.1 miles east-south-east of Fairbanks, AK (from Fairbanks, AK: bearing 123°T), and is situated 73.7 miles south-east of Tok. Here, the earth is a study in muted greens and browns, a sprawling expanse of boreal forest punctuated by the silver glint of unseen waterways and the darker, brooding shadows of distant mountains. The air itself carries a crispness, a clean, untainted breath that seems to scrub the senses, and in the long summer evenings, the light lingers, painting the western horizon in hues of pale gold and rose that bleed slowly into twilight. This is a country where the scale of things is humbling, where the silence can be profound, broken only by the sigh of wind through spruce or the distant call of a bird. The story of Alcan Border is one of passage and resilience, intrinsically tied to the great highway that bears its name. For decades, this remote outpost has served as a vital waypoint, a place where travelers paused, where supplies were exchanged, and where the pulse of the outside world briefly touched this untamed corner of Alaska. Its economy, though modest, has always been shaped by this transient nature, catering to those venturing north or returning south, a place where the hardy spirit of the frontier still finds expression. The very ground here seems to hold the echoes of countless journeys, of vehicles that have rumbled through, and of lives that have intersected for a fleeting moment before continuing their onward path.

About This Alcan Border Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Alcan Border, Alaska with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Alcan Border and Southeast Fairbanks.

Detailed location data for Alcan Border includes the ZIP code (99764), telephone area code (907), county seat of Southeast Fairbanks, and school district assignment (Alaska Gateway School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Alcan Border is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.