Anchorage is the center of business and commerce in Alaska. Healthcare, resource management, education, and travel and tourism are just a few of the community's major sectors.

In Anchorage, summer temperatures average between 55-78°F with winter temperatures ranging between 5-30°F.

The hottest temperature on record is 90°F in 2019 and the coldest temperature ever recorded was -38°F in 1947

The average annual snowfall in Anchorage is 75.5 inches. On record in 2011-12, Anchorage received over 11 feet of snow.

With an area of 1,704.7 square miles, Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska and the third largest city, by area, in the United States; larger than the entire state of Rhode Island, and almost the size of Delaware.

Alaska’s largest city, Anchorage, with a population of 298,190 is the 68th largest city in the United States; it's just a little smaller, population-wise, than Cincinnati and Ohio and just a little larger than St. Louis, Missouri.

Also known as the northern lights, the aurora borealis are charged electrons and protons striking the earth’s upper atmosphere create an amazing light show in the winter night sky in Anchorage. 

During summer, Anchorage can receive up to 22 hours of daylight with the sun barely dipping below the horizon; this is known as a midnight sun, where the angled sun travels in a 360-degree circle in the sky without appearing to set.

There are almost 60 glaciers within a short drive of Anchorage, with several ways to access them such as: driving, hiking, by train, or a boat or plane sightseeing tour.

In Alaska, there are 224 federally recognized tribes and 20 Indigenous languages spoken, with the Dena’ina, a group of Alaska Native Athabaskan people being the original inhabitants of the southcentral area, including the Anchorage area for more than 1,000 years.

Anchorage is located on a peninsula surrounded by the Cook Inlet, the northernmost water of the Pacific Ocean, including Turnagain Arm and Knik Arm.

From Anchorage, when visibility allows, you can see six different mountain ranges: The Chugach Range, The Talkeetna Range, The Alaska Range, The Aleutian Chain, The Kenai Range, and The Tordrillo range.

You can also see the following iconic mountains:

Denali Peak, the tallest mountain in North America (at 20,320-feet) which is almost 130 miles (north) away. *Also known as Mount McKinley.
Mount Susitna, also known as the Sleeping Lady.
Flattop Mountain, the most hiked mountain in Anchorage.

Yes. The Alcan connects Canada and the contiguous 48 states to Alaska. It's more common to ship your things to Alaska, then fly in to Anchorage, but the journey up the Alcan is the way many people choose to travel. Plan for several days of driving.