Local servicesHospitalMat - Su Regional Medical Center6.1 miPost officeWasilla Post Office1.6 miTown hallWasilla City Hall1.8 miPoliceWasilla Police Department1.4 miFire stationCentral Matanuska - Susitna Fire Department Station 611.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWasilla Creek Airpark8.9 miMajor airportTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport ANC35 miRailWasillaAlaska Railroad1.8 miCoachPalmer: Three BearsInterior Alaska Busline10 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 19 h 33 min4:12 am – 11:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 5 h 19 min10:16 am – 3:35 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 67°F, lows 50°FColdest month January: highs 24°F, lows 11°F19 in of rain a year, on about 52 dayswettest month August62 in of snow a year, on about 34 days0 days above 90°F, 194 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Anderson Lake station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsAlcantra Athletic Complexrecreation area · 1.2 mi · 105 acresFritzler / Ressler Ball Fieldsrecreation area · 1.2 miPalmer Hay Flats State Game Refugestate conservation land · 3.9 mi · 22,839 acresMatanuska Lakes State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 7.4 mi · 72 acresKepler-Bradley Lakes State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 7.6 mi · 286 acresGovernment Peak Unit Northern Sub-Unitstate conservation land · 8.0 mi · 8,045 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,726 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970254 of magnitude 4+, 36 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 7.1 on 30 Nov 201825 mi away, near Point MacKenzie, AlaskaMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 24 Sep 202632 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMatanuska-Susitna Borough, AK, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Very HighEarthquake Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025322 of 352 days measured28 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 9, worst day 141main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Matanuska-Susitna County monitors, AK
Drinking waterWasilla Water Systemserves 18,492 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202110 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation495 ft151 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
