Moose Creek, Alaska
Moose Creek, Alaska | |
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Moose Creek General Store and First Student bus barn marks the "commercial center" of Moose Creek. | |
Location within Fairbanks North Star Borough and the state of Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 64°42′45″N 147°9′40″W / 64.71250°N 147.16111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Fairbanks North Star |
| Government | |
| • Borough mayor | Bryce J. Ward |
| • State senator | Robert Myers (R) |
| • State rep. | Mike Prax (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.65 sq mi (4.27 km2) |
| • Land | 1.54 sq mi (3.99 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2) |
| Elevation | 522 ft (159 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 534 |
| • Density | 346.53/sq mi (133.77/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99705 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-50080 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1406548 |
Moose Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2010 census, the population of the CDP was 747, up from 542 in 2000. It is part of the Fairbanks, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. Moose Creek is located south of Fairbanks, Alaska along the Richardson Highway. Moose Creek is bordered by Eielson Air Force Base to the south, the Tanana River to the west, and the Chena River Flood Control Project to the north.