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Counties & County Equivalents

Interactive Map of Alaska Boroughs / Census Areas (CA) | Static Overview Map of Alaska Boroughs / Census Areas (CA)

There are 29 county equivalents in Alaska.

Most of the land area in Alaska has not been divided into political subdivisions. Boroughs, cities and boroughs, and municipalities are legal entities. Census areas are statistical entities. In Alaska, there are twelve boroughs, four city and boroughs, and two municipalities (borough equivalent). There are four consolidated governments, Anchorage, Juneau, Sitka, and Wrangell, which are classified as municipal governments.

Alaska has 11 statistical entities called "census areas." Census areas are statistical areas established in cooperation with state government for reporting data in the portion of the state outside any borough. These areas are sometimes referred to as the "unorganized borough" and are administered by the state.

Boroughs and census areas were first recognized as county equivalent entities for the 1980 Census.

County Subdivisions

There are 37 county subdivisions known as census subareas in Alaska.

Places (Incorporated Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places (CDPs))

Alaska State Bird - Willow Ptarmigan

Alphabetical List of Cities, Towns, CDPs and Other Populated Places
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q, R | S | T | U, V | W, X, Y, Z

Alaska Civil Features

Alaska Civil Features: Political Subdivisions, Native Areas, Land Grants, etc. - sorted by Census Class Codes.

Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas

There are 2 Metropolitan and 2 Micropolitan Statistical Areas in Alaska. AK Metopolitan & Micropolitan Areas

Alaska ZIP Code Tabulation Areas

There are 238 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) in Alaska. View Alaska ZIP Codes and ZIP Code Maps.

School Districts

Alaska has 53 unified school districts. View Alaska Public and Private Schools.

Congressional Districts

Alaska has 1 congressional districts. An interactive map shows the contact information for each Representative as well as the boundaries for each Alaska district. View Map of Alaska Congressional Districts.

State Legislative Districts

There are 20 state senate districts and 40 state house districts in Alaska.

American Indian Areas

Alaska has one federally recognized American Indian reservation.

Alaska Native Regional Corporations/Alaska Native Areas

There are 12 Alaska Native Regional Corporations (ANRCs) whose boundaries cover the state outside of the area of the Annette Islands Reserve. ANRCs were created pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) and organized under the laws of the state of Alaska to conduct both the for-profit and non-profit affairs of Alaska Natives within a defined region of Alaska. These are considered legal geographic entities by the Census Bureau. A 13th corporation comprises of Alaska Natives residing outside of the state; however this corporation is not reflected in Census Bureau products because it has no defined geographic extent. Within the corporation boundaries are 220 Alaska Native village statistical areas (ANVSAs).