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Palmer, Alaska
Palmer | |
|---|---|
 Palmer depot with a narrow gauge locomotive | |
| Motto: "Alaska at Its Best" | |
  Palmer Location in the state of Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 61°36′07″N 149°07′02″W / 61.60194°N 149.11722°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Alaska |
| Borough | 
Matanuska-Susitna |
| Incorporated | April 30, 1951[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.07 sq mi (13.14 km2) |
| • Land | 5.07 sq mi (13.14 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 233 ft (71 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,888 |
| • Density | 1,160.88/sq mi (448.25/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99645 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-58660 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1407737 |
| Website | Official website |
Palmer is a city in Alaska, located in the Matanuska Valley, It is surrounded by the Talkeetna and Chugach mountains. Palmer is most noted in Alaska as the place of the yearly Alaska State Fair. Twelve miles north of Palmer is Hatcher pass. The pass is a state park and is home of the Independence Mine. Also in the past Palmer served as a gateway to the Alaska interior for fur traders, trappers, gold miners and serves as place where people can live a life on the frontier.
- ↑ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 115.
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ↑ "Palmer city, Alaska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
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