Kenai, Alaska

Kenai, Alaska
Shk'ituk't (Tanaina)
Кенай (Russian)
Motto: 
"Village with a Past - City with a Future"
Location in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska
Coordinates: 60°33′31″N 151°13′47″W / 60.55861°N 151.22972°W / 60.55861; -151.22972
Country United States
State Alaska
BoroughKenai Peninsula
IncorporatedMay 10, 1960
Government
 • MayorHenry Knackstedt
 • State senatorJesse Bjorkman (R)
 • State rep.Justin Ruffridge (R)
Area
 • Total
35.97 sq mi (93.15 km2)
 • Land29.14 sq mi (75.47 km2)
 • Water6.82 sq mi (17.67 km2)
Elevation
72 ft (22 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
7,424
 • Density254.8/sq mi (98.37/km2)
Time zoneUTC−9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−8 (AKDT)
ZIP codes
99611, 99635
Area code907
FIPS code02-38420
GNIS feature ID1413299, 2419407
Websitewww.kenai.city

Kenai (/ˈkn/, KEE-ny; Dena'ina: Shk'ituk't; Russian: Кенай, Kenay) is a city in the Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. By road, it is 158 miles southwest of Anchorage. The population was 7,424 as of the 2020 census, up from 7,100 in 2010, the seventh-most populated city in the state.