Big Delta’s January low is -16°F, where Alaska’s towns sit at 7°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. No town among the 42 in Alaska we compare has a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Big Delta. 71% of the land in Big Delta is conserved, above both the Alaska town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Big Delta has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Rika's Landing Roadhouse and Big Delta Historic District. Big Delta has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

565 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

Delta Junction · 7 mi

DeltanaWhitestoneDelta JunctionBig Delta

Rika's Landing Roadhouse · National Register of Historic Places

Big Delta’s story

101 years in pictures

2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

1925Big Delta is settled

Explore the history →

Getting set up

Moving to Big Delta: who provides what

Big Delta is unincorporated, so Southeast Fairbanks Census Area and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerGolden Valley Elec Assn31.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterWhitestone Farms Tabernacle water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4

Trash & county servicesSoutheast Fairbanks Census AreaSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area provides services here

SchoolsDelta/Greely School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES

Register to voteOnlineIn Alaska you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 30 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereAbsentee and Petition OfficeState of Alaska; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025

ZIP code9973799737 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Big Delta.

Outdoors

In Big Delta, nearly a third of the land is conserved

Across 3 parks and preserves: 29 miles of trail. The biggest park or preserve is Tanana Valley State Forest, at 836 acres. In Big Delta, the concentration of trails is 0.5 miles per square mile.

70.6%conserved

70.6%

conserved · 23,994 of 33,994 acres

29 mi

of trails · 0.5 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Tanana Valley State Forest	0.7 mi	836
2. Quartz Lake Recreation Area	—	215
3. Big Delta State Historical Park	0.1 mi	16

Full pageBig Delta’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Trail map29 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk0.7 miles of trail · Tanana Valley State Forest Conserved land70.6% conserved · 23,994 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Big Delta?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: very high risk in Big Delta, mostly wildfire

In Big Delta, the FEMA risk score is 88 of 100. FEMA puts a third of the town’s expected hazard losses down to wildfires, and 20% to avalanches.

88risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

WildfireAvalanchesCold waves

Full pageBig Delta’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesVery high risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters11 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get readyReady for wildfire

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Big Delta, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers

Expect July afternoons of 70° and January nights of -16°, with about 43 inches of snow a winter.

43″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter-12–7°

Spring14–42°

Summer43–68°

Fall12–32°

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A year of weatherJuly highs 70°, January lows -16°Rain & snow43″ of snow a winter · 13 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and nowThen and now

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Big Delta is

For adults in Big Delta, the share who had a checkup this year is 68%. This Alaska town beats the Alaska average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. Among 42 Alaska towns, just 3 have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Big Delta.

	Big Delta	Alaska towns	U.S. towns
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)	68%	68%	79%
Depression (CDC PLACES)	19%	21%	23%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	37%	32%	35%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	33%	35%	36%