Eagle Alaska Map

About Eagle, Alaska

Eagle is a locality in Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 83. The population density is 36.4 people per km². Eagle is located at 64.7881°N, 141.2000°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. Eagle is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99738.

Eagle occupies a quiet, austere stretch of subarctic wilderness where the land holds the silence of the deep interior. It lies 186.3 miles east of Badger, AK (from Badger, AK: bearing 87°T), and is situated 174.2 miles east of Eielson AFB. Mission Creek carves a persistent path through the earth here, its waters reflecting the pale, thin light that characterizes the long hours of the northern day. Twelve miles to the west, the jagged profile of Limestone Hogback rises against the horizon, a stark reminder of the geological forces that define this immense, unyielding terrain. Beyond the immediate clearings, the forest gives way to the dense taiga, where the air is sharp and carries the scent of spruce and damp soil. Six miles away, the depression of Cuban Gulch interrupts the slope of the land, while the calm waters of Ford Lake sit isolated in the brush, offering a stillness that seems to amplify the vastness of the surrounding wilderness.

Eagle carries the weight of a frontier history that lingers in the weathered wood of its surviving structures, marking a time when the region served as a pivotal center for early prospectors and administrative efforts. While the initial frenzy of the gold rush has long since faded, the local economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the land, supported by the proximity of the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, which draws those seeking the solitude of the deep bush. Life in Eagle moves with a deliberate pace, dictated by the arrival of supplies and the changing seasons that shift the landscape from verdant green to a monochrome of frozen white. The character of the people here is forged in the necessity of self-reliance, maintained by a shared understanding that they exist at a profound distance from the frantic pace of the outside world, living instead in harmony with the raven and the grizzly.

About This Eagle Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Eagle, Alaska. Coordinates: 64.788056, -141.2. 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 Eagle includes the ZIP code (99738), telephone area code (907), county seat of Southeast Fairbanks, and school district assignment (Alaska Gateway 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.