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Dot Lake VillageAK

A town in Alaska.

Is Dot Lake Village a good place to live?

Dot Lake Village’s January low is -15°F, where Alaska’s towns sit at 7°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. We don’t grade Dot Lake Village yet; the figures below are still real.

Getting set up

Moving to Dot Lake Village: who provides what

Dot Lake Village is unincorporated, so Southeast Fairbanks Census Area and regional agencies provide most services.

Internet1 providers44% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesSoutheast Fairbanks Census AreaSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area provides services here
SchoolsAlaska Gateway 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 Dot Lake Village.

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Dot Lake Village is avalanches, at a very high overall level

The FEMA risk score for Dot Lake Village comes to 90 of 100. Two fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from avalanches, followed by wildfires at 39%.

90risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
90Very high riskLowerHigher
AvalanchesWildfireCold waves
Full pageDot Lake Village’s hazards pageOpen the full Hazards page
What it facesVery high riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters11 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready0.1 events a year, on average · Ready for avalanches

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Schools

The schools Dot Lake Village’s kids attend

The public schools here belong to the Alaska Gateway School District. Its one school is below.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Dot Lake SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12Grades PK–1213–
Full pageDot Lake Village’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page
The districtsAlaska Gateway School DistrictVs. the neighbors1 bordering townEvery school1 school · Dot Lake SchoolQuestions“Are Dot Lake Village’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Climate

The climate in Dot Lake Village brings snowy winters and pleasant summers

In Dot Lake Village, the peak summer temperature is 72°F.

57″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter-12–5°
Spring18–43°
Summer46–69°
Fall16–32°
Aug 24
typical first frost
May 30
typical last frost
Full pageDot Lake Village’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page
A year of weatherJuly highs 72°, January lows -15°Rain & snow57″ of snow a winter · 16 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and nowThen and now

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Dot Lake Village is

Nearly one in ten adults have diabetes in Dot Lake Village. In Dot Lake Village, nearly a fifth of adults binge drink, and 19% have been diagnosed with depression.

Dot Lake VillageAlaska townsU.S. towns
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)66%68%79%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%18%16%
Depression (CDC PLACES)19%21%23%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)8.9%8.8%12%
32 measures vs. Alaska
1 better31 too close to call0 worse
What stands outDot Lake VillageAK
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity10.5%12.3%
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pageDot Lake Village’s health reportOpen the full Health report
Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exerciseHospitals & doctors nearbyHospitals & doctors nearbyHow adults are doingFewer adults in frequent mental distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than AK on 1 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

0% of Dot Lake Village is conserved land

1.0 miles of trail. Dot Lake Village’s trail network density stands at 0.2 miles per square mile.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 2,769 acres
1.0 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Full pageDot Lake Village’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page
Trail map1.0 miles of trail, mappedPick a walkPick a walkConserved land0% conserved · 0 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Dot Lake Village?”

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Dot Lake Village

11pages on Dot Lake Village
The big questions
Schools1 schoolHealthBetter than AK on 1 of 32 CDC measuresNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 90% of U.S. communities · avalanches
Out and about
Outdoors1 mi of trails · 0% conserved landPlaces
The story
Climate72° summer highs · 57″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Dot Lake Village; the nearest are

University of Alaska FairbanksUniversity or college · Public · Fairbanks140.9 mi$8,736 in-state tuition

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

Dot Lake Village’s neighbors

One town shares a border with Dot Lake Village.

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How the neighbors grade
TownAK rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
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Dot Lake Village and Dot Lake aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Dot Lake Village with a neighbor →

Questions about Dot Lake Village

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Dot Lake Village, AK a good place to live?

We don’t grade Dot Lake Village yet; the figures below are still real. A town in Alaska.