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| Full name | Fairbanks, Alaska | | Official name | Fairbanks, Alaska | | Settlement type | City | | Motto | The Golden Heart City | | Country | United States | | State | Alaska | | Borough | Fairbanks North Star | | Incorporated | November 10, 1903 | | Mayor | Jerry Cleworth | | Total Area | 32.7 sq mi (84.7 km2) | | Land Area | 31.9 sq mi (82.6 km2) | | Water Area | 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2) | | Elevation | 446 ft (135.9 m) | | Total Population | 35132 (2008) | | Density (pop.) | 379/km2 (981.9/sq mi) | | Urban (pop.) | 51926 | | Time zone | AKST (UTC-9) | | - Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) | | ZIP code | 99701, 99702, 99703, 99705, 99706, 99707, 99708, 99709, 99710, 99711, 99712, 99714, 99716, 99767, 99775-(UAF), 99790 | | Area code | 907 | | FIPS code | 02-24230 | | GNIS feature ID | [ 1401958] |
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Fairbanks ( ) is a Home Rule City in and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States.
Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska, and second largest in the state behind Anchorage. It is the principal city of the Fairbanks, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of the Fairbanks North Star Borough and is the northernmost Metropolitan Statistical Area in the United States.
According to 2009 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 35,252, and the Fairbanks metropolitan area's population was 97,970. Fairbanks is home to the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the oldest college in Alaska.
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