Badger Alaska Map

About Badger, Alaska

Badger is a locality in Fairbanks North Star, Alaska, United States. It has a population of 18,677. The population density is 111.8 people per km². Badger is located at 64.8000°N, 147.5333°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP code: 99705.

Badger lies spread beneath the vast Alaskan sky, a place where the land itself seems to breathe. It lies 6.0 miles east-south-east of Fairbanks, AK (from Fairbanks, AK: bearing 116°T), and is situated 8.8 miles east-south-east of College. The terrain here rolls with a gentle, almost hesitant, inclination, a landscape carved by ancient glaciers and smoothed by the persistent kiss of wind. Dense stands of spruce and birch, their needles and leaves a deep, resonant green in summer and a fiery spectacle in autumn, climb the low hills, giving way to open muskeg bogs that shimmer with an otherworldly light under the long twilight. The air itself carries a clean, sharp scent, a blend of damp earth, pine resin, and the faint, mineral tang of distant, unseen watercourses. Even in the stillness, there's a sense of immense, patient power in the land, a quiet grandeur that whispers of seasons past and winters yet to come. The story of Badger is one deeply intertwined with the raw bounty of the earth and the enduring spirit of those who sought their fortune here. While not a boomtown in the traditional sense, its character is etched by the legacy of resourcefulness, a quiet determination born of isolation and the need to make one's own way. For generations, the local economy has drawn sustenance from the surrounding wilderness, with a strong emphasis on agriculture, particularly hardy crops that can withstand the short, intense growing season. The land, though demanding, yields its rewards, and you can see the evidence in the well-tended fields and the sturdy, functional buildings that dot the landscape. This is a place where self-reliance is not just a virtue but a way of life, a spirit that flows through Badger like an underground spring, unseen but vital.

About This Badger Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Badger, 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 Badger and Fairbanks North Star.

Detailed location data for Badger includes the ZIP code (99705), telephone area code (907), county seat of Fairbanks North Star, and school district assignment (Fairbanks North Star Borough 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 Badger is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.