Healy Lake Alaska Map

About Healy Lake, Alaska

Healy Lake is a locality in Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 24. Healy Lake is located at 63.9872°N, 144.6998°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP code: 99706.

Healy Lake lies at the edge of the wilderness, a scattering of homes and outbuildings embraced by the vast Alaskan interior. It lies 107.5 miles east-south-east of Fairbanks, AK (from Fairbanks, AK: bearing 122°T), and is situated 26.2 miles east of Deltana. The land here rolls with the quiet persistence of ancient glaciers, a mosaic of spruce and birch forests interspersed with the shimmering expanse of the lake itself. Open tundra reaches towards distant, mist-shrouded mountains, their peaks often dusted with snow even in the height of summer. The air carries the crisp scent of pine needles and damp earth, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in from all sides. Evenings can bring a unique quality of light, a soft, diffused glow that lingers long after the sun dips below the horizon, painting the sky in hues of rose and lavender. The history of Healy Lake is deeply entwined with the search for gold and the resilience of those who chose to make this remote corner of the world their home. Prospectors and trappers were among the first to navigate its waters and explore its surrounding terrain, their lives dictated by the rhythms of the seasons and the bounty of the land. While the boom-and-bust cycles of mining have ebbed and flowed, the spirit of self-reliance and a connection to the natural world remain central to the character of Healy Lake. Today, a quiet economy thrives on a mix of subsistence living, small-scale tourism drawn by the lake's abundant fishing, and the ongoing resource industries that dot the broader region, each contributing to the unique, unhurried pace of life.

About This Healy Lake Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Healy Lake, Alaska — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 63.987231, -144.699832. 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 Healy Lake and Southeast Fairbanks.

Detailed location data for Healy Lake includes the ZIP code (99706), 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 Healy Lake is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.