Delta Junction, Alaska

Delta Junction, Alaska
Mile 1422 — End of the Alaska Highway
Motto: 
"Crossroads of Alaska"
Delta Junction
Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 64°02′52″N 145°43′07″W / 64.04778°N 145.71861°W / 64.04778; -145.71861
Country United States
State Alaska
FoundedJuly 17, 1957 (1957-07-17)
IncorporatedDecember 19, 1960 (1960-12-19)
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • MayorIgor Zaremba (I)
Area
 • Total
13.90 sq mi (36.00 km2)
 • Land13.88 sq mi (35.95 km2)
 • Water0.019 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
1,158 ft (353 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
918
 • Density66.1/sq mi (25.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC−9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99737
Area code907
FIPS code02-18620
GNIS ID1401104, 2419376
Highways
Major airportFairbanks Airport (FAI)
Websiteci.delta-junction.ak.us

Delta Junction (Russian: Делта-Джанкшен; Ukrainian: Делта-Джанкшен, romanizedDelta Dzhankshen) is a city in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 918. The city is located a short distance south of the confluence of the Delta River with the Tanana River, which is at Big Delta. It is about 99 mi (160 km) south of Fairbanks. Native inhabitants are Tanana Athabaskans.