Tanaina, Alaska | |
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Coordinates: 61°37′27″N 149°25′58″W / 61.62417°N 149.43278°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Borough | Matanuska-Susitna |
Government | |
• Borough mayor | Edna DeVries |
• State senators | Mike Shower (R) David Wilson (R) |
• State reps. | Kevin McCabe (R) George Rauscher (R) Jesse Sumner (R) |
Area | |
• Total | 30.83 sq mi (79.85 km2) |
• Land | 30.31 sq mi (78.50 km2) |
• Water | 0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2) |
Elevation | 499 ft (152 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,817 |
• Density | 290.91/sq mi (112.32/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
ZIP code | 99654[2] |
Area code | 907 |
FIPS code | 02-75077 |
GNIS feature ID | 1865567 |
Tanaina is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. Located 4 miles north from Wasilla, it is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2020 census the population was 8,817, up from 8,197 in 2010.[3] Tanaina is the sixth-most populated CDP in Alaska.