Bear Creek, Alaska

Bear Creek, Alaska
A saddle on a hitching post in Bear Creek CDP
A saddle on a hitching post in Bear Creek CDP
Bear Creek is located in Alaska
Bear Creek
Bear
Creek
Location within the state of Alaska
Coordinates: 60°10′34″N 149°23′42″W / 60.17611°N 149.39500°W / 60.17611; -149.39500
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughKenai Peninsula
Government
 • Borough mayorPeter Micciche[1]
 • State senatorJesse Bjorkman (R)
 • State rep.Ben Carpenter (R)
Area
 • Total
39.59 sq mi (102.55 km2)
 • Land38.33 sq mi (99.28 km2)
 • Water1.26 sq mi (3.26 km2)
Elevation
138 ft (42 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,129
 • Density55.54/sq mi (21.44/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99664[3]
Area code907
FIPS code02-05585
GNIS feature ID1865547
Bear Creek Landing Field in 1944

Bear Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 2,129[4] up from 1,956 in 2010.[5] Bear Creek is a few miles north of Seward near the stream of the same name and its source, Bear Lake.[6]

  1. ^ Poux, Sabine. "Micciche wins Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor's race". Alaska Public Media. Alaska Public Media. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "Bear Creek AK ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "2020 Census Data - Cities and Census Designated Places" (Web). State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  5. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Bear Creek CDP, Alaska". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved January 10, 2019.[dead link]
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek, Alaska