Welcome to Fox ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fox, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Fox is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Fox lies in the Alaskan Time Zone (AKST/AKDT) and observes daylight saving time

Fox is located in the (907) area code.

Communities Also Named Fox ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 33 communities that are also named Fox - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Michigan (4), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana (2), New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas (4), Utah (2) and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fox.

Communities near Fox ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fox.

• Fairbanks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbanks <2>
• North Pole
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pole
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Pole <2>
• College
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College
• Badger
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
• Ester
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ester
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ester <2>
• Chena
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chena
• Two Rivers
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Two Rivers <2>
• Moose Creek
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moose Creek <2>
• Pleasant Valley
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Valley <2>
• Salcha
  (39 miles [62.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salcha
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salcha <2>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fox. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fox.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fox. See our Newspapers Page for Fox.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fox ...

Looking for more information about Fox? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fox, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fox.

Adding Fox to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fox in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fox was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Fox post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fox.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fox. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alaska: alaska.gov/