Bettles, Alaska

About Bettles

Set in the northern part of Alaska, Bettles is a tiny community with an estimated population of 24.

Bettles holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.56 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 15 residents per square mile.

📰 Bettles News Today

• 10 incredible spots in Alaska to see the northern lights 10best.usatoday.com · Feb 25
• In Remote Alaska, Meal Planning Is Everything eater.com · Jul 13
• Air quality alert for interior Alaska due to wildfire smoke Alaska Wildland Fire Information · Jun 20
• Gates of The Arctic National Park and Preserve/Bettles Weather Summary Fall 2021, Winter 2021-2022, and Spring 2022 National Park Service (.gov) · Aug 25
• Bettles, AK Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Jul 19

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What Makes Bettles Unique

• The only place in America named Bettles — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• With 24 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• 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

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 1+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

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