Anchor Point, Alaska

Anchor Point, Alaska
K’kaq’
Location of Anchor Point, Alaska
Location of Anchor Point, Alaska
Coordinates: 59°46′39″N 151°46′13″W / 59.77750°N 151.77028°W / 59.77750; -151.77028
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughKenai Peninsula
Government
 • Borough mayorPeter Micciche
 • State senatorGary Stevens (R)
 • State rep.Sarah Vance (R)
Area
 • Total91.76 sq mi (237.66 km2)
 • Land91.65 sq mi (237.36 km2)
 • Water0.12 sq mi (0.30 km2)
Elevation
118 ft (36 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,105
 • Density22.97/sq mi (8.87/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99556
Area code907
FIPS code02-03110
GNIS feature ID1412516

Anchor Point (Dena'ina: K’kaq’) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,930,[2] up from 1,845 in 2000. The community is located along the Sterling Highway, part of Alaska State Route 1. Anchor Point is the westernmost point in the North American highway system.

Sign designating North America's most westerly highway point
  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Anchor Point CDP, Alaska". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved January 9, 2019.[dead link]