Map of Fort Greely CDP

Fort Greely is a census-designated place (CDP) in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. It is home to the Fort Greely military installation. At the 2010 census the population was 539, up from 461 in 2000.

Fort Greely CDP overview:
Name:	Fort Greely CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Alaska
County:	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Total Area:	11.03 sq mi (28.56 km²)
Land Area:	11.03 sq mi (28.56 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	458
Population Density:	28.02/sq mi (10.82/km²)
ZIP code:	99731
Area code:	907
FIPS code:	0226100
Website:	www.greely.army.mil

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Geography

Fort Greely is located at 63°58′2″N 145°42′33″W / 63.96722°N 145.70917°W / 63.96722; -145.70917 (63.905016, -145.554566). Fort Greely is located 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Delta Junction on the Richardson Highway. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 169.7 square miles (440 km). 169.4 square miles (439 km) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km) of it (0.21%) is water.

Army Nuclear Power Program

Because of its remote location, Fort Greely was chosen as one of the first US military posts to have a compact, nuclear power reactor to generate heat and electricity, under the auspices of the Army Nuclear Power Program. A nuclear power plant, designated the SM-1A was flown in and installed between 1960–62, and was based on the Army’s first prototype reactor, the SM-1 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. SM-1A pressurized-water reactor reached initial criticality on 13 March 1962, and was shut down in 1972: the reactor core was removed and sent to the Savannah River nuclear site.