Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 19 h 22 min4:20 am – 11:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 5 h 28 min10:13 am – 3:41 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 68°F, lows 54°FColdest month January: highs 23°F, lows 8°F14 in of rain a year, on about 43 dayswettest month September77 in of snow a year, on about 46 days0 days above 90°F, 184 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Anchorage Merrill Fld station, 2 mi away; snow from Anchorage Forecast Office
Nearby landmarksAlaska Career Collegecollege · under a mileO'Connell Lakelake · under a mileCharter College Anchoragecollege · 1.5 miWaldron Lakelake · 1.1 miPoint MacKenziecape · 5.0 miAlaska Public Lands Information Center (Historic)visitor center · 2.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsThe Cuddy Family Mid-Town Parkpark · under a mileBusiness Park Wetlandsstate conservation land · under a mileChester Creek Greenbeltpark · under a mileAnchorage Coastal Wildlife Refugestate conservation land · 3.2 mi · 30,458 acresChugach State Parkstate park · 7.5 mi · 415,105 acresPotter Marshstate conservation land · 7.9 mi · 521 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,674 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970233 of magnitude 4+, 35 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 7.1 on 30 Nov 201811 mi away, near Point MacKenzie, AlaskaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 23 Sep 202632 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighAnchorage Municipality, AK, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighAvalanche Very HighEarthquake Relatively HighLandslide Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025289 of 365 days measured75 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 26, worst day 110main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Anchorage County monitors, AK
Drinking waterMoa Municipality of Anchorageserves 221,351 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation105 ft32 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Elias Specialty Hospitalunder a milePost officeMidtown Post Officeunder a mileTown hallAnchorage City Hall2.1 miPoliceUniversity of Alaska Anchorage Police Department1.6 miFire stationAnchorage Fire Department Station 41.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi24 schools11 elementary, 3 middle, 3 high, 7 otherSchoolFamily Partnership Charter Schoolunder a mileSchoolSteller Secondary Schoolunder a mileElementaryWillow Crest Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeAlaska Career Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMerrill Field MRI2.1 miMajor airportTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport ANC3.8 miRailAnchorageAlaska Railroad2.4 miCoachAnchorage Transit CenterInterior Alaska Busline2.1 miTransit99 stops within a mileMunicipality of Anchorage People Mover, Soaring Eagle Transit (SET)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 99599 ZIP area.
