Anchorage, Alaska

Anchorage, officially the Municipality of Anchorage, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alaska. With a population of 291,247 at the 2020 census, it contains nearly... Wikipedia

  • Borough:  Anchorage
  • Settled:  1914
  • Incorporated:  November 23, 1920 (city), January 1, 1964 (borough), September 15, 1975, (unified municipality)
  • Named for:  The anchorage at the mouth of Ship Creek
  • Body:  Anchorage Assembly
  • Mayor:  Suzanne LaFrance
  • Population (2020):  291,247
  • Estimate (2024):  289,600
  • Rank:  1st in Alaska, 74th in the United States
  • Urban:  249,252 (US: 164th)
  • Metro:  398,807 (US: 137th)
  • Time zone:  AKST (UTC-9)
  • Summer (DST):  AKDT (UTC-8)
  • ZIP code:  99501–99524, 99529–99530, 99599
  • Area code(s):  907
  • Geocode:  1398242
  • FIPS code:  02-03000
  • Climate:  Dfc
  • Website:  muni.org
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo