North Pole, Alaska

North Pole, Alaska
North Pole, Alaska
City
	City of North Pole
	A January 2011 aerial view of North Pole, looking north, with the Tanana River to the southwest of it
	Flag
	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	Michael W. Welch
• 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	0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation	482 ft (147 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,243
• Density	549.08/sq mi (212.00/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.northpolealaska.com

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,^[2] up from 2,117 in 2010.^[3] Despite its name, the city is about 1,700 miles (2,700 km) south of Earth's geographic North Pole and 125 miles (200 km) south of the Arctic Circle.

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
^ "2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places" (Web). State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.