Healy, Alaska
| Healy, Alaska | |
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| Census-designated place | |
 Location in Denali Borough and the state of Alaska. |
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| Coordinates: 63°58′15″N 149°7′37″W / 63.97083°N 149.12694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Denali |
| Government | |
| • Borough mayor | Clay Walker |
| • State senator | Click Bishop (R) |
| • State rep. | Dave Talerico (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 687.2 sq mi (1,779.8 km2) |
| • Land | 687.0 sq mi (1,779.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,342 ft (409 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,021 |
| • Density | 2/sq mi (0.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| ZIP code | 99743 |
| Area code(s) | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-32150 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1403275 |
Healy is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the borough seat of Denali Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. The population was 1,021 at the 2010 census.
Healy is located at 63°58′15″N 149°7′37″W / 63.97083°N 149.12694°W (63.970833, -149.126944). The George Parks Highway (Alaska Route 3) runs through the community, leading south 18 miles (29 km) to Denali Park and north 56 miles (90 km) to Nenana.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Healy CDP has a total area of 687.2 square miles (1,779.8 km2), of which 687.0 square miles (1,779.2 km2) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.5 km2), or 0.03%, is water. By area, it is the second-largest CDP in the United States, exceeded by only Willow, Alaska.
As is typical of the Alaska Interior, Healy experiences a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc) with very long, bitterly cold winters and short, warm summers, and straddles the border between USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 2 and 3, indicating the coldest temperature of the year is typically around −40 °F (−40 °C). Temperatures remain consistently below freezing from early November to early March. In summer, temperatures reach 70 °F (21 °C) on 34 days and 80 °F (27 °C) on 5.4, with an average of 1 night not falling below 60 °F (16 °C). The first frost typically occurs in late August, but sometimes it can happen during the first half of the month. A majority of the annual precipitation of 15.2 inches (386 mm) occurs during summer as well. Extreme temperatures have ranged from −52 °F (−47 °C) up to 93 °F (34 °C).
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