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Anchorage, Alaska

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The coastal city of Anchorage is located at the head of Cook Inlet.

Anchorage is near sea level<1>.

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

Communities that are also named Anchorage can be found in:

 IllinoisNew Jersey
 IndianaRhode Island
 KentuckyTexas
 LouisianaUtah
 MarylandWisconsin (historic<2>)
 Mississippi 

At the time of the 2000 Census, Anchorage had a population of 260,283 people<3>. The population of Anchorage represented 41.52% of the total of Alaska, making it the state's most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Anchorage had a population of 279,243 people. This is an increase of 7.28% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Anchorage.

YearPopulationChange
Since 2000		Year-to-Year Change
2008279,243+7.28%+0.61% since 2007
2007277,542+6.63%-0.65% since 2006
2006279,362+7.33%+1.16% since 2005
2005276,164+6.1% 
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2000260,283The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance<4>
 Artesian Village   E4 mi [6.44 km]
 Big Lake   N22 mi [35.41 km]
 Chugiak   NE18 mi [28.97 km]
 Eagle River   NE13 mi [20.92 km]
 Fort Richardson   E7 mi [11.27 km]
 Hope   SE22 mi [35.41 km]

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Anchorage.


The Commemorative Quarter for Alaska
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Search for Local Businesses

People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Anchorage. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Anchorage? Please visit the Map Page for Anchorage.


Footnotes

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Anchorage - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others.

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<2>We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Anchorage, please let us know so that we can make corrections.

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<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Anchorage.

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<4>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Anchorage and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<5>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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