North Pole, Alaska

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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 / 64.75111; -147.35194
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	Fairbanks North Star
Incorporated	January 15, 1953
Government
• Type	Home rule city
• Mayor	Larry Terch
• Borough mayor	Bryce J. Ward
• State senator	Robert Myers (R)
• State rep.	Mike Prax (R)
Area [1]
• 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 (201 km) south of the Arctic Circle.