Alaska

Our Alaska coverage spans 25 communities with a combined population of about 452,839 people. The Last Frontier — America's largest state with vast wilderness and glaciers. The most populous community is Anchorage, with about 288,976 residents in Anchorage County, and it has an interactive street, satellite and topographic map. Fairbanks (32,083) and Juneau (31,794) follow. The state capital, Juneau, sits in Juneau County.

Alaska has 30 counties with dedicated boundary maps and American Community Survey statistics on GIS Map. Anchorage Municipality is the most populous, with about 288,976 residents. The highest median household income belongs to Aleutians West Census Area at $135,500. Home values peak in Sitka City and Borough, where the median owner-occupied home is worth about $450,300. By land area, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area is the largest at roughly 145,769 square miles. The youngest population, with a median age of 23.6, is found in Kusilvak Census Area. Among mapped cities with at least 10,000 residents, Anchorage reports the highest median household income at $103,284. All figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates.

Alaska's mapped cities sit at a wide range of elevations. North Pole is the highest at about 495 feet above sea level, while Kotzebue is the lowest at about 10 feet. Every mapped city observes Alaska Time. According to the USDA U.S. General Soil Map, Spodosols are the dominant soil order beneath 9 of the mapped city centers. Federal records list 10 government-owned and 82 leased properties in these cities, the most in Anchorage. City maps let you switch on FEMA flood zones, USGS contours and land cover layers.

There are 40 ZIP code tabulation areas in Alaska with dedicated pages. The most populated one has about 44,647 residents. The runner-up counts roughly 42,093 people. The densest packs about 5,103 people per square mile. Every page includes drawing and measuring tools plus a click-anywhere inspector that reports the county, ZIP, census tract, school district, flood zone and elevation of any point.