King Salmon, Alaska

King Salmon, Alaska
Naknek River in King Salmon
Naknek River in King Salmon
Location of King Salmon, Alaska
Location of King Salmon, Alaska
Coordinates: 58°41′24″N 156°39′38″W / 58.69000°N 156.66056°W / 58.69000; -156.66056
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughBristol Bay
Government
 • Borough mayorKarl Anderson[1]
 • State senatorLyman Hoffman (D)
 • State rep.Bryce Edgmon (I)
Area
 • Total169.66 sq mi (439.41 km2)
 • Land168.20 sq mi (435.65 km2)
 • Water1.45 sq mi (3.76 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total307
 • Density1.83/sq mi (0.70/km2)
Time zoneUTC−9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99613
Area code907
FIPS code02-39630

King Salmon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bristol Bay Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is 284 miles (457 km) southwest of Anchorage. As of the 2020 census the population was 307, down from 374 in 2010.[3] It is home to Katmai National Park and Preserve.[4] King Salmon is the borough seat of neighboring Lake and Peninsula Borough, but does not serve that purpose in its own borough, whose borough seat is in Naknek.

  1. ^ 2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. 2015. p. 4.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places" (Web). State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "Katmai National Park & Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)".