Anchorage, officially the Municipality of Anchorage, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alaska. With a population of 291,247 at the 2020 census, it contains nearly 40 percent of the state's population. The Anchorage metropolitan area, which includes Anchorage and the neighboring Matanuska-Susitna Borough, had a population of 398,328 in 2020, accounting for more than half the state's population. At 1,706 sq mi of land area, the city is the fourth-largest by area in the U.S. Anchorage is in Southcentral Alaska, at the head of the Cook Inlet, on a peninsula formed by the Knik Arm to the north and the Turnagain Arm to the south. First settled as a tent city near the mouth of Ship Creek in 1915 when construction on the Alaska Railroad began, Anchorage was incorporated as a city in November 1920. In September 1975, the City of Anchorage merged with the Greater Anchorage Area Borough, creating the Municipality of Anchorage.

Country: United States
Borough: Anchorage
Settled: 1914
Incorporated: November 23, 1920 (city), January 1, 1964 (borough), September 15, 1975, (unified municipality)
Named for: The anchorage at the mouth of Ship Creek
Body: Anchorage Assembly
Mayor: Suzanne LaFrance
Population (2020): 291,247
Estimate (2025): 287,155
Rank: 1st in Alaska, 74th in the United States
Urban: 249,252 (US: 164th)
Metro: 398,807 (US: 137th)
ZIP code: 99501–99524, 99529–99530, 99599
Area code(s): 907
Geocode: 1398242
Website: muni.org
Wikidata description: consolidated city-borough and largest city in the U.S. state of Alaska
Wikidata id: Q39450
Wikidata label: Anchorage
Wikidata aliases: Array
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