Healy LakeAK
The town has 24 residents and lies in Alaska.
Is Healy Lake a good place to live?
71% of residents live below the poverty line in Healy Lake, above both Alaska’s towns (8.8%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Of the 42 Alaska towns we compare, none has a higher age of the median resident than Healy Lake. 55% of the land in Healy Lake is conserved, above both the Alaska town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Tanana Valley State Forest, at 26,097 acres. Healy Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
24 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Healy Lake.
Nearly a third of Healy Lake is conserved land
Walkers can cover 1.8 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tanana Valley State Forest | — | 26,097 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards: very high risk in Healy Lake, mostly wildfire
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 88% of U.S. communities. A third of Healy Lake’s expected losses from natural hazards come from wildfires, followed by avalanches at 20%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Healy Lake’s year
Expect July afternoons of 71° and January nights of -13°, with about 42 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Healy Lake
Moving to Healy Lake: who provides what
Healy Lake is unincorporated, so Southeast Fairbanks Census Area and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Healy Lake; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Healy Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Alaska.
About Healy Lake
CDP in Alaska, United States
Healy Lake (Mendees Cheeg in the Healy Lake-Joseph Village dialect of Tanacross Athabascan, meaning "body of water, with an outlet") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Healy Lake had a population of 24.
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- Area
- 75 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,844 ft
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Is Healy Lake, AK a good place to live?
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