THE NORTHWAY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Interior Highlands setting.
Northway CDP has 242.4 square miles of land in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area. Its Census reference point is in Interior Highlands.
Low rounded mountains alternate with rugged high points and open spruce or tundra vegetation. Higher summits retain landforms shaped by past glaciation.
Regional context: Interior Highlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Northway and Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Northway is associated with Southeast Fairbanks Census Area in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Northway by land and water
The Census records 4.93 square miles of water within Northway, or 2% of its total area. It is 0.9 percentage points higher than the 1.1% recorded for Southeast Fairbanks Census Area. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Northway CDP has 1.6 times the land area of nearby Alcan Border CDP (151.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

