Healy, Alaska

About Healy

Set in the northern part of Alaska, Healy is a small unincorporated community.

Healy holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 686.96 square miles.

📰 Healy News Today

• Feds approve $150 million for second power link between Interior and Southcentral Alaska Alaska Beacon · Oct 5
• $150M in Federal Funds for Beluga-Healy Electrical Intertie Alaska Business Magazine · Oct 7
• Alaska delegation announces $150M for Beluga-Healy transmission project Your Alaska Link · Oct 5
• Alaska’s grid gets $418m update with new transmission line connecting Beluga and Healy Must Read Alaska · Oct 5
• Gagnon Coal Seam Fire reported near Healy Alaska Wildland Fire Information · Jun 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Healy Unique

• Unusually large footprint: 686.96 sq mi of land — bigger than many US counties' seats.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
• Alaska living: vast wilderness, midnight sun in summer, and true frontier spirit.
• Positioned in northern Alaska, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 2+ neighboring communities within 25 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Healy

• Henry's Coffee House (café)
• Rose's Cafe
• Black Diamond Grill
• The Alaskan Coffee Bean — coffee shop (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• 49th State Brewing
• Magic Bus Replica · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Healy

• Antler Ridge Trail reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Healy

• Denali PEAK
• Tri-Valley School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Healy

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