Manley Hot Springs, Alaska

About Manley Hot Springs

Set in the northern part of Alaska, Manley Hot Springs is a small unincorporated community.

Manley Hot Springs holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 54.63 square miles.

📰 Manley Hot Springs News Today

• ‘A Dying Community’: An Energy Crisis Worsened by the War Strains Alaska The New York Times · Aug 14
• The New York Times. . Alaska is in the middle of an energy crisis worsened by the war in Iran. Higher global oil prices boost state revenue, but they also drive up energy, heating and transportation costs in places that can least afford them. Anna Griffin, our Paci facebook.com · Aug 14
• Smokejumpers, Aircraft Respond to New Fire 20 Miles West of Manley Hot Springs Alaska Wildland Fire Information · Jul 5
• Rolling through a blank spot on the map Geophysical Institute · Apr 3
• A grave injustice in Sitka has galled Alaska police for decades Alaska Public Media · Feb 5

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What Makes Manley Hot Springs Unique

• The only place in America named Manley Hot Springs — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• 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.

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