Anchorage Information

Relocation, travel info, sports, demographic data, and general statistics about the city of Anchorage, AK

General Anchorage Information

State: Alaska

County: Anchorage County

Close cities: Point MacKenzie, AK, Houston, AK, Knik-Fairview, AK, Knik River, AK, Wasilla, AK, Meadow Lakes, AK, Tanaina, AK, Big Lake, AK, Sunrise, AK, Hope, AK, Gateway, AK

Anchorage Population (census data)

Total	279,671 (+7.5% since 2000)
Male	141,475 (50.6%)
Female	138,196 (49.4%)

Population Density: 165 people per sq. mile

Cost of Living Index: 90.5 (US Avg is 100)

Anchorage Elevation: 101 feet above sea level

Incorporated in 1920

Land Area: 1697.2 square miles

Median Household Income: $68,726

Zip Codes: 99516, 99507, 99504, 99508, 99501, 99502, 99515, 99503, 99517, 99518, 99509, 99511, 99523, 99520, 99529, 99510, 99695, 99530, 99513, 99522, 99524, 99514, 99599, 99521, and 99519.

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Anchorage School Information

High Schools

Bartlett High School (25-500 N Muldoon, Anchorage, AK, 99506 - Anchorage School District District)
Dimond High School (2909 W 88th Avenue, Anchorage, AK, 99502 - Anchorage School District District)
East High School (4025 E Northern Lights Boulevard, Anchorage, AK, 99508 - Anchorage School District District)
S.A.V.E. High School (410 East 56th, Anchorage, AK, 99518 - Anchorage School District District)
Service High School (5577 Abbott Road, Anchorage, AK, 99507 - Anchorage School District District)
West High School (1700 Hillcrest Drive, Anchorage, AK, 99517 - Anchorage School District District)

Middle Schools

Central Middle School Of Science (1405 E Street, Anchorage, AK, 99501 - Anchorage School District District)
Clark Middle School (150 South Bragaw Street, Anchorage, AK, 99508 - Anchorage School District District)
Goldenview Middle School (15800 Goldenview Drive, Anchorage, AK, 99516 - Anchorage School District District)
Hanshew Middle School (10121 Lake Otis Parkway, Anchorage, AK, 99507 - Anchorage School District District)
Mears Middle School (2700 W 100th, Anchorage, AK, 99515 - Anchorage School District District)
Romig Middle School (2500 Minnesota Drive, Anchorage, AK, 99503 - Anchorage School District District)
Wendler Middle School (2905 Lake Otis Parkway, Anchorage, AK, 99508 - Anchorage School District District)

Elementary Schools

Abbott Loop Elementary (8427 Lake Otis Parkway, Anchorage, AK, 99507 - Anchorage School District District)
Airport Heights Elementary (1510 Alder Drive, Anchorage, AK, 99508 - Anchorage School District District)
Baxter Elementary (2991 Baxter Road, Anchorage, AK, 99504 - Anchorage School District District)
Bayshore Elementary (11500 Bayshore Drive, Anchorage, AK, 99515 - Anchorage School District District)
Bear Valley Elementary (15001 Mountain Air Drive, Anchorage, AK, 99516 - Anchorage School District District)
Bowman Elementary (11700 Gregory Road, Anchorage, AK, 99516 - Anchorage School District District)
Campbell Elementary (7206 Rovenna Street, Anchorage, AK, 99518 - Anchorage School District District)
Chester Valley Elementary (1750 Patterson Road, Anchorage, AK, 99504 - Anchorage School District District)
Chinook Elementary (3101 W 88th Avenue, Anchorage, AK, 99502 - Anchorage School District District)
Chugach Optional Elementary (1205 E Street, Anchorage, AK, 99501 - Anchorage School District District)
College Gate Elementary (3101 Sunflower Street, Anchorage, AK, 99508 - Anchorage School District District)
Creekside Park Elementary (7500 E 6th Avenue, Anchorage, AK, 99504 - Anchorage School District District)
Denali Elementary (148 East Ninth Avenue, Anchorage, AK, 99507 - Anchorage School District District)
Gladys Wood Elementary (7001 Cranberry Street, Anchorage, AK, 99502 - Anchorage School District District)
Government Hill Elementary (525 Bluff Drive, Anchorage, AK, 99501 - Anchorage School District District)
Huffman Elementary (12000 Lorraine Street, Anchorage, AK, 99516 - Anchorage School District District)
Inlet View Elementary (1219 N Street, Anchorage, AK, 99501 - Anchorage School District District)
Kasuun Elementary (4000 E 68th Avenue, Anchorage, AK, 99507 - Anchorage School District District)
Kincaid Elementary (4900 Raspberry Road, Anchorage, AK, 99502 - Anchorage School District District)
Klatt Elementary (11900 Juniper Drive, Anchorage, AK, 99515 - Anchorage School District District)
Lake Hood Elementary (3601 W 40th Avenue, Anchorage, AK, 99517 - Anchorage School District District)
Lake Otis Elementary (3331 Lake Otis Parkway, Anchorage, AK, 99508 - Anchorage School District District)
Mountain View Elementary (4005 McPhee Avenue, Anchorage, AK, 99508 - Anchorage School District District)
Muldoon Elementary (425 Cherry Street, Anchorage, AK, 99504 - Anchorage School District District)
North Star Elementary (605 W Fireweed Lane, Anchorage, AK, 99503 - Anchorage School District District)
Northwood Elementary (4807 Northwood Drive, Anchorage, AK, 99503 - Anchorage School District District)
Nunaka Valley Elementary (1905 Twining Drive, Anchorage, AK, 99504 - Anchorage School District District)
O'malley Elementary (11100 Rockridge Drive, Anchorage, AK, 99516 - Anchorage School District District)
Ocean View Elementary (11911 Johns Road, Anchorage, AK, 99515 - Anchorage School District District)
Ptarmigan Elementary (888 Edwards Street, Anchorage, AK, 99504 - Anchorage School District District)
Rabbit Creek Elementary (13650 Lake Otis Parkway, Anchorage, AK, 99516 - Anchorage School District District)
Rogers Park Elementary (1400 E Northern Lights Boulevard, Anchorage, AK, 99508 - Anchorage School District District)
Russian Jack Elementary (4420 E 20th Avenue, Anchorage, AK, 99508 - Anchorage School District District)
Sand Lake Elementary (7500 Jewel Lake Road, Anchorage, AK, 99502 - Anchorage School District District)
Scenic Park Elementary (3933 Patterson Road, Anchorage, AK, 99504 - Anchorage School District District)
Spring Hill Elementary (9911 Lake Otis Pwky., Anchorage, AK, 99507 - Anchorage School District District)
Susitna Elementary (7500 Tyone Circle, Anchorage, AK, 99504 - Anchorage School District District)
Taku Elementary (701 E 72nd Avenue, Anchorage, AK, 99518 - Anchorage School District District)
Trailside Elementary (5141 Abbott Road, Anchorage, AK, 99507 - Anchorage School District District)
Tudor Elementary (1666 Cache Drive, Anchorage, AK, 99507 - Anchorage School District District)
Turnagain Elementary (3500 W Northern Lights Boulevard, Anchorage, AK, 99517 - Anchorage School District District)
William Tyson Elementary (2801 Richmond Avenue, Anchorage, AK, 99508 - Anchorage School District District)
Williwaw Elementary (1200 San Antonio Street, Anchorage, AK, 99508 - Anchorage School District District)
Willow Crest Elementary (1004 W Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK, 99503 - Anchorage School District District)
Wonder Park Elementary (5100 E 4th Avenue, Anchorage, AK, 99508 - Anchorage School District District)

Other/Private Schools

Aquarian Charter School (1705 W 32nd Avenue, Anchorage, AK, 99517 - Anchorage School District District)
Avail School (425 C Street, Anchorage, AK, 99501 - Anchorage School District District)
Benson Secondary/S.E.A.R.C.H. (4515 Campbell Airstrip Road, Anchorage, AK, 99507 - Anchorage School District District)
Continuation School (401 W International Airport #, Anchorage, AK, 99518 - Anchorage School District District)
Crossroads School (3350 Commercial Drive # 101, Anchorage, AK, 99501 - Anchorage School District District)
Family Partnership Charter School (401 E Fireweed Lane Suite 100, Anchorage, AK, 99503 - Anchorage School District District)
Frontier Charter (400 W Northern Lights Boulevard South, Anchorage, AK, 99503 - Anchorage School District District)
Highland Tech Charter School (5530 East Northern Lights Suit, Anchorage, AK, 99504 - Anchorage School District District)
McLaughlin Youth Center (2600 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK, 99508 - Anchorage School District District)
Northern Lights ABC K 8 School (2424 East Dowling Road, Anchorage, AK, 99507 - Anchorage School District District)
Polaris K 12 School (1444 E Dowling Road, Anchorage, AK, 99507 - Anchorage School District District)
Steller Secondary School (2508 Blueberry Lane, Anchorage, AK, 99503 - Anchorage School District District)
Village Charter School (3020 Minnesota Drive Suite 8F, Anchorage, AK, 99517 - Anchorage School District District)
Whaley School (2220 Nichols Street, Anchorage, AK, 99508 - Anchorage School District District)