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Fairbanks Information:
Fairbanks is in Fairbanks North Star county. Area zipcodes, with demographic data: 99701 99706 99707 99708 99709 99710 99711 99712 99775 99790
Fairbanks area code: 907
Fairbanks latitude and longitude: 64.8424, 147.7185
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The nickname of the 49th state, Alaska, is the "Last Frontier."
Purchased from Russia for $7 million in 1867, Alaska is the largest
state in area and is the largest peninsula in the Western Hemisphere.
Mt. McKinley in the Alaska Range is North America's highest peak at
20,320 feet and one of the greatest challenges for mountain climbers.
Juneau is the state's capital, and the state flower is the pale-blue
forget-me-not.
Copyright: Library of Congress and CIA Fact Book.
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