Delta Junction, Alaska

Delta Junction, Alaska
City
City of Delta Junction
Mile 1422 — End of the Alaska Highway
Flag
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
Founded	July 17, 1957 (1957-07-17)
Incorporated	December 19, 1960 (1960-12-19)
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
• Mayor	Igor Zaremba (I)
• Council	City Council
Area [1]
• Total	13.90 sq mi (36.00 km2)
• Land	13.88 sq mi (35.95 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation	1,158 ft (353 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	918
• Density	66.14/sq mi (25.54/km2)
Time zone	UTC−9 (Alaska (AKST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−8 (AKDT)
ZIP code	99737
Area code	907
FIPS code	02-18620
GNIS feature ID	1401104, 2419376
Highways	Alaska Highway Richardson Highway Route 2 Route 4
Major airport	Fairbanks Airport (FAI)
Website	ci.delta-junction.ak.us

Delta Junction (Russian: Делта-Джанкшен; Ukrainian: Делта-Джанкшен, romanized: Delta Dzhankshen), officially the City of Delta Junction, is a small 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.