Eagle Historic District
Eagle Village’s story
152 years in pictures
Census counts: 383 in 1900, a low of 36 in 1970, 83 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and a map from 1956 on.
- 1874Eagle Village is settled
Eagle VillageAK
This town of 24 people was settled in 1874.
Population
24
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$217K
Census ACS
Household income
$37K
median
Median age
62.5
years
Land area
1 sq mi
Settled
1874
152 years ago
Is Eagle Village a good place to live?
Eagle Village’s January low is -17°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 higher age of the median resident than Eagle Village. 18% of the land in Eagle Village is conserved, against 15% in Alaska’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Eagle Village has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
24 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Eagle Village.
Natural hazards
The biggest natural risk in Eagle Village is avalanches, at a very high overall level
90risk score of 100
Expected losses in Eagle Village break down as 40% from avalanches and 39% from wildfires. The town’s FEMA risk score is put at 90 of 100.
FEMA risk score
AvalanchesWildfireCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Outdoors
In Eagle Village, 17.7% of the land is conserved
17.7%conserved
7.7 miles of trail. For Eagle Village, the concentration of trails is 0.5 miles per square mile.
17.7%
conserved · 1,909 of 10,762 acres
7.7 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Climate
Eagle Village has snowy winters and pleasant summers
62″snow a winter
No town among the 42 in Alaska we compare has a higher peak summer temperature than Eagle Village. July afternoons reach 73°, January nights drop to -17° and about 62 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
Winter-14–4°
Spring14–42°
Summer45–71°
Fall14–33°
Aug 23
typical first frost
May 29
typical last frost
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
Compared with most of Alaska and the rest of the country, more of Eagle Village’s adults smoke cigarettes
In Eagle Village, 20% of adults have been diagnosed with depression. No town among the 42 in Alaska we compare has a higher share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Eagle Village. Against the Alaska average, Eagle Village comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 17. Only 2 of the 42 Alaska towns we compare have a higher share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Eagle Village.
| Eagle Village | Typical Alaska town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 32% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 18% | 19% |
32 measures vs. Alaska
2 better13 too close to call17 worse
| What stands out | Eagle Village | AK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.8% | 17.6% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 76.2% | 68% |
| More adults with heart disease | 11.3% | 5.7% |
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Eagle Village
14pages on Eagle Village
The big questions
Getting set up
Moving to Eagle Village: who provides what
Eagle Village is unincorporated, so Southeast Fairbanks Census Area and regional agencies provide most services.
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesSoutheast Fairbanks Census AreaSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area provides services here
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.govWho runs elections hereAbsentee and Petition OfficeState of Alaska; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code9973899738 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.
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Eagle Village; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Eagle Village residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Alaska.
About Eagle Village
Hamlet in Alaska, United States
Eagle (Hän: Tthee T’äwdlenn) is a village on the south bank of the Yukon River, near the Canada–US border in the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area in Alaska, United States. It includes the Eagle Historic District, a U.S. National Historic Landmark. As of the 2020 census, Eagle had a population of 83. Every February, Eagle hosts a checkpoint for the long-distance Yukon Quest sled dog race.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1874
- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 853 ft
- ZIP code
- 99738
- Area code
- 907
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