ANCHORAGE

Alaska · UNITED STATES (US) · 61.22°N / 149.90°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 5,879,400

Anchorage is a city in United States with a population of 289,600. It sits at 61.22/-149.90, runs on America/Anchorage, is 15 km from Elmendorf Air Force Base.

Population 289,600

Place Type District Capital

Elevation 31m

Timezone America/Anchorage

All facts

fields

Country: United States
Subdivision: Alaska
Coords: 61.22°N / 149.90°W
UTC offset: -9
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 8 · within 50 km

E Elmendorf Air Force Base Alaska 6,621 15.1 km

N Point MacKenzie Alaska 529 16.3 km

NE Eagle River Alaska 24,793 21.2 km

N Big Lake Alaska 3,350 33.9 km

NE Knik-Fairview Alaska 14,923 36.5 km

N Houston Alaska 2,206 46.1 km

NE Wasilla Alaska 9,284 47.3 km

N Meadow Lakes Alaska 7,570 48.0 km

Air access

nearby

ANC

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport

Large airport

0.0 km

EDF

Elmendorf Air Force Base

Medium airport

0.0 km

FRN

Bryant Army Airfield

Small airport

0.0 km

MRI

Merrill Field

Medium airport

0.0 km

PABV

Birchwood Airport

Medium airport

30.5 km

Universities

linked

University of Alaska - Anchorage

uaa.alaska.edu

FAQ

3 questions

What is the population of Anchorage?: 289,600 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Anchorage in?: America/Anchorage.
Which country is Anchorage in?: United States (US).

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/5879400

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    "id": 5879400,
    "name": "Anchorage",
    "ascii_name": "Anchorage",
    "country_code": "US",
    "population": 289600,
    "elevation": 31,
    "timezone_id": "America/Anchorage",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": 61.21806,
    "longitude": -149.90028
  }
}