Evansville Alaska Map

About Evansville, Alaska

Evansville is a locality in Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 17. Evansville is located at 66.9228°N, 151.5081°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP code: 99726.

Evansville lies at the edge of a vast, untamed wilderness, a quiet sentinel against the immensity of the Yukon-Koyukuk. It lies 179.4 miles north-west of Fairbanks, AK (from Fairbanks, AK: bearing 325°T), and is situated 184.7 miles north-west of Badger. Here, the land itself seems to breathe, a slow exhalation of wind across the tundra and the deep, resonant hum of ancient earth. The sky, an ever-shifting canvas of bruised purples and fiery oranges at dusk, presses down with a palpable weight, mirroring the stoic endurance of the spruce and birch that cling to the rolling terrain. The air, crisp and carrying the faint, metallic tang of distant minerals, whispers secrets of seasons past and winters yet to come, a constant reminder of nature's unyielding dominion over this remote outpost. This is a place where the echoes of the gold rush still resonate, a faint shimmer in the economic lifeblood of Evansville, now primarily sustained by subsistence living and the hardy spirit of its inhabitants. For generations, the Koyukuk River, a serpentine artery of silty water, has dictated the pulse of this locality, offering both bounty and challenge, a lifeline connecting it to the wider world. The distinctive character of Evansville is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet resilience of its people, a testament to their deep connection with this rugged, elemental landscape, where the silence itself feels like a profound and ancient language.

About This Evansville Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Evansville, 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 Evansville and Yukon-Koyukuk.

Detailed location data for Evansville includes the ZIP code (99726), telephone area code (907), county seat of Yukon-Koyukuk, and school district assignment (Yukon-Koyukuk 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 Evansville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.