McCarthy, Alaska

About McCarthy

McCarthy is a small unincorporated community in central Alaska.

McCarthy holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 149.47 square miles.

📰 McCarthy News Today

• New details from McCarthy plane crash that killed 3 released in prelim report Alaska's News Source · Aug 25
• New Lodge in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Alaska Business Magazine · Jul 27
• 3 dead in plane crash near McCarthy KTVF Fairbanks · Jul 29
• Three Dead in Plane Crash Near McCarthy Alaska Native News · Jul 29
• 3 dead in plane crash near McCarthy, troopers say Anchorage Daily News · Jul 29

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Alaska headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes McCarthy Unique

• The only place in America named McCarthy — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Unusually large footprint: 149.47 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.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.

🍽️ Where to Eat in McCarthy

• Meatza Wagon — mexican
• The Potato — burger

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

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Kennicott Wilderness Guides · Attraction
• McCarthy-Kennicott Historical Museum · Museum
• St. Ellias Apline Guides Kennecott Mill Tour · Attraction
• Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of McCarthy