North Pole, Alaska
North Pole, Alaska | |
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| City of North Pole | |
A January 2011 aerial view of North Pole, looking north, with the Tanana River to the southwest of it | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Motto: "Where the Spirit of Christmas Lives Year Round!" | |
Location within Fairbanks North Star Borough and the U.S. state of Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 64°45′04″N 147°21′07″W / 64.75111°N 147.35194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Fairbanks North Star |
| Incorporated | January 15, 1953 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home rule city |
| • Mayor | Larry Terch |
| • Borough mayor | Bryce J. Ward |
| • State senator | Robert Myers (R) |
| • State rep. | Mike Prax (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.10 sq mi (10.62 km2) |
| • Land | 4.08 sq mi (10.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.015 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 482 ft (147 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,243 |
| • Density | 550/sq mi (212/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99705 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-55910 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1407230 |
| Website | www |
North Pole is a small city in the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. Incorporated in 1953, it is part of the Fairbanks metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 2,243, up from 2,117 in 2010. Despite its name, the city is about 1,700 miles (2,700 km) south of Earth's geographic North Pole and 125 miles (201 km) south of the Arctic Circle.