Northway (K’ehtthiign in Upper Tanana Athabascan) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. Prior to the 2020 Census, the borders of the CDP got expanded to include Northway Junction and Northway Village. The population was 234 at the 2020 census, up from 71 in 2010.
Name: | Northway CDP |
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LSAD Code: | 57 |
LSAD Description: | CDP (suffix) |
State: | Alaska |
County: | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area |
Elevation: | 1,709 ft (521 m) |
Total Area: | 247.32 sq mi (640.55 km²) |
Land Area: | 242.41 sq mi (627.84 km²) |
Water Area: | 4.91 sq mi (12.71 km²) |
Total Population: | 234 |
Population Density: | 0.97/sq mi (0.37/km²) |
ZIP code: | 99764 |
Area code: | 907 |
FIPS code: | 0256220 |
GNISfeature ID: | 1407253 |
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Geography
Northway is located at 62°58′9″N 141°54′18″W / 62.96917°N 141.90500°W / 62.96917; -141.90500 (62.969297, -141.905034).
According to the United States Census Bureau in 2020, the CDP has a total area of 247.32 square miles (640.6 km), of which, 242.41 square miles (627.8 km) of it is land and 4.91 square miles (12.7 km) of it (8.45%) is water.
The highest sea-level pressure in the United States was recorded at Northway on January 31, 1989 with a reading of 31.85 inches, a record only surpassed by two readings in Siberia. Due to aircraft altimeters only being able to calibrate to 31 inches, most were grounded.
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