Moose Creek Alaska Map

About Moose Creek, Alaska

Moose Creek is a locality in Fairbanks North Star, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 534. The population density is 133.8 people per km². Moose Creek is located at 64.7164°N, 147.1666°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP code: 99705.

Moose Creek occupies a stretch of interior earth defined by the persistent, low-slung light of the subarctic and the quiet resilience of the taiga. It lies 13.1 miles east-southeast of Badger, AK (from Badger, AK: bearing 118°T), and is situated 3.4 miles north-northwest of Eielson AFB. The land here holds a stillness that lingers long after the sun dips toward the horizon, casting shadows across dense groves of spruce and wide, scrub-covered flats. To the distant south, the jagged, snow-dusted silhouette of the Alaska Range cuts a sharp line against the sky, a reminder of the immense scale that dictates the rhythm of the wilderness. While the Salcha River flows eighteen miles away, the immediate surroundings of Moose Creek feel dominated by the vast, silent reach of the boreal forest, where the air remains crisp and thin, carrying the scent of pine needles and damp earth.

Newby Park sits just four miles away, offering a small, preserved space for the local flora and fauna to persist without the intrusion of human industry. The history of Moose Creek remains tied to the hard, practical labor of those who carved a life out of this interior expanse, where the economy often relies on the steady heartbeat of regional logistics and the maintenance of essential infrastructure. Life in Moose Creek moves with a deliberate, measured pace, influenced by the seasonal shifts that turn the ground to iron in the winter and carpet the meadows in vibrant, fleeting green come summer. Residents navigate the expansive landscape with a grounded awareness of their isolation, finding a rugged beauty in the simple endurance of a life lived far from the bustle of the world.

About This Moose Creek Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Moose Creek, Alaska. Coordinates: 64.716369, -147.166627. 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 Moose Creek 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).

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.