Circle Alaska Map

About Circle, Alaska

Circle is a locality in Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 91. The population density is 0.3 people per km². Circle is located at 65.8386°N, 144.1753°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP code: 99733.

Circle sits upon a vast, subarctic expanse where the earth stretches toward a horizon defined by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Brooks Range. It lies 122.7 miles northeast of Badger, AK (from Badger, AK: bearing 53°T), and is situated 125.6 miles northeast of Fairbanks. The landscape surrounding Circle is a mosaic of dense taiga and open tundra, marked by the quiet presence of Fiasco Lake just three miles away. To the south, the terrain softens into the expansive wetlands of the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, a sanctuary where the silence is broken only by the sudden, heavy beat of a raven’s wings. The air here carries a sharp, metallic clarity, often illuminated by a low-slung, golden light that seems to hover indefinitely above the frost-dusted spruce trees during the long, amber afternoons.

Gold seekers once carved their hopes into this hard soil, establishing Circle as a vital terminus for travelers moving toward the northern diggings. While the frantic energy of the early prospectors has long since faded, the regional economy persists through a quiet reliance on the land and the seasonal rhythms of the bush. Jefferson Creek meanders through the nearby thickets, its waters providing a steady, rhythmic pulse to a place where endurance is the primary currency. Life in Circle moves at the pace of the seasons, shaped by the practical demands of winter preparation and the profound, immense scale of a wilderness that reminds every inhabitant of their own small place in the grand, frozen order.

About This Circle Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Circle, Alaska. Coordinates: 65.838617, -144.17533. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Circle includes the ZIP code (99733), telephone area code (907), county seat of Yukon-Koyukuk, and school district assignment (Yukon Flats School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.