Tanaina, Alaska
Tanaina, Alaska | |
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Location in Matanuska-Susitna Borough and the state of Alaska | |
Tanaina, Alaska Location within the state of Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 61°37′27″N 149°25′58″W / 61.62417°N 149.43278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Matanuska-Susitna |
| Government | |
| • Borough mayor | Edna DeVries |
| • State senators | Mike Shower (R) David Wilson (R) |
| • State reps. | Kevin McCabe (R) George Rauscher (R) Jesse Sumner (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.83 sq mi (79.85 km2) |
| • Land | 30.31 sq mi (78.50 km2) |
| • Water | 0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2) |
| Elevation | 499 ft (152 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,817 |
| • Density | 290.9/sq mi (112.32/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| ZIP code | 99654 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-75077 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1865567 |
Tanaina is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. Located 4 miles north from Wasilla, it is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2020 census the population was 8,817, up from 8,197 in 2010. Tanaina is the sixth-most populated CDP in Alaska.