After the war, the airfield was closed. In 1972, the village relocated from the north bank of the Tanana River to the south bank, due to water contamination. In 1979, the old village site burned when a grass fire spread out of control. Culture Tanacross is a traditional Athabascan village with a subsistence lifestyle. Possession of alcohol is prohibited in the village.
Some people engage in trapping or in making Native handicrafts to sell.
Nearly every family depends on subsistence activities for food. Whitefish, moose, porcupine, rabbit, ptarmigan, ducks and geese are utilized. Caribou may be hunted by lottery permit. Some travel to Copper River for salmon each summer. Transportation Tanacross is a mile north of the Alaska Highway.