Kodiak, Alaska

city in Alaska, USA

Kodiak is a city in Alaska. It is one of seven towns on Kodiak Island.

Kodiak
Sun'aq
View of Kodiak from Pillar Mountain. At center, from top to bottom: the Near Island Bridge, downtown and the small boat harbor.
View of Kodiak from Pillar Mountain. At center, from top to bottom: the Near Island Bridge, downtown and the small boat harbor.
Motto: 
"Alaska's Emerald Isle"
Location in Alaska
Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 57°47′35″N 152°23′39″W / 57.79306°N 152.39417°W / 57.79306; -152.39417[1]
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughKodiak Island
IncorporatedSeptember 11, 1940[2]
Area
 • Total5.50 sq mi (14.23 km2)
 • Land3.92 sq mi (10.16 km2)
 • Water1.57 sq mi (4.07 km2)
Elevation
49 ft (15 m)
Population
 • Total5,581
 • Density1,422.27/sq mi (549.11/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (AKST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99615, 99619, 99697
Area code907
FIPS code02-40950
GNIS feature ID1404875
Websitewww.city.kodiak.ak.us

The Alutiiq people were the first to live on the island. In the 18th century the town became the capital of Russian Alaska. Russia sold Alaska to the United States in 1867. Kodiak became a center for commercial fishing

References change

  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 84.
  3. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  4. "Kodiak city, Alaska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2023.