Bear Creek, Alaska
Bear Creek, Alaska | |
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A saddle on a hitching post in Bear Creek CDP | |
Location in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 60°10′34″N 149°23′42″W / 60.17611°N 149.39500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Kenai Peninsula |
| Government | |
| • Borough mayor | Peter Micciche |
| • State senator | Jesse Bjorkman (R) |
| • State rep. | Ben Carpenter (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 39.59 sq mi (102.55 km2) |
| • Land | 38.33 sq mi (99.28 km2) |
| • Water | 1.26 sq mi (3.26 km2) |
| Elevation | 138 ft (42 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,129 |
| • Density | 55.5/sq mi (21.44/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99664 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-05585 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1865547 |
Bear Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 2,129 up from 1,956 in 2010. Bear Creek is a few miles north of Seward near the stream of the same name and its source, Bear Lake.