Delta Junction, Alaska

Delta Junction (Russian: Делта-Джанкшен; Ukrainian: Делта-Джанкшен, romanized: Delta Dzhankshen) is a city in the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 958, up from 840 in 2000. The 2018 estimate was down to 931. 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 160 km (99 mi) south of Fairbanks. Native inhabitants are Tanana Athabaskans.

Delta Junction
Aerial view showing Delta Junction and neighboring Big Delta (1973).
Delta Junction
Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 64°02′52″N 145°43′07″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census AreaSoutheast Fairbanks
IncorporatedDecember 1960
Government
  MayorJW Musgrove
  State senatorClick Bishop (R)
  State rep.Mike Cronk (R)
Area
  Total13.90 sq mi (36.00 km2)
  Land13.88 sq mi (35.95 km2)
  Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
1,158 ft (353 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total918
  Density66.14/sq mi (25.54/km2)
Time zoneUTC−9 (Alaska (AKST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99737
Area code907
FIPS code02-18620
GNIS feature ID1401104
Websiteci.delta-junction.ak.us
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