About Evansville
Set in the northern part of Alaska, Evansville is a small unincorporated community.
Evansville holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 22.84 square miles.
📰 Evansville News Today
- Interior Secretary Alaska Visit Met With Ambler Road Project Protest Alaska Sporting Journal · May 18
- Trump Signs Order to Approve Mining Road Through Alaskan Wilderness The New York Times · Oct 6
- Obituary information for Keith Winiger Ziemer Funeral Home · Aug 2
- Dorka Dancsok to Swim in Four Events at NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships University of Alaska Fairbanks Athletics · Mar 10
- A return to the fight against Alaska’s Ambler Road High Country News · Mar 28
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What Makes Evansville Unique
- One of 7 places in the US named Evansville — but the Alaska one has a character all its own.
- 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
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 1+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateAlaska
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area22.84 sq mi
Coordinates66.9329, -151.3701