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Community Overview: Anchorage
Dgheyaytnu; Dgheyay Kaq'
Place Name Translation: Needlefish River; Mouth of Needlefish (River)
Indigenous Language: Dena'ina
English Pronunciation:
ANG kuh ridge
Harbor Dock: Yes
State Ferry: No
Cargo Barge: Yes
Road Connection: Yes
Coastal:
Post Office: Anchorage Main Post Office
+ 1 (907) 266-3266
Andys Ace Hardware Contract Postal Unit
+ 1 (907) 333-6648
Dimond Center Station #5 Contract Postal Unit
+ 1 (907) 349-4016
Eastchester Post Office
+ 1 (907) 272-8266
Huffman Post Office
+ 1 (907) 348-0491
Lake Otis Post Office
+ 1 (907) 563-7446
Midtown Post Office
+ 1 (907) 273-5877
Muldoon Post Office
+ 1 (907) 333-0053
Anchorage Postal Store
+ 1 (907) 276-6790
Russian Jack Post Office
+ 1 (907) 272-1356
Sand Lake Post Office
+ 1 (907) 349-2551
Spenard Post Office
+ 1 (907) 258-6733
ANCSA Regional Corporation: Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated
Native Regional Health Care: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium - ANTHC
ANCSA Regional Non-Profit: Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Incorporated
School District: Anchorage School District
Healthcare Facility: Alaska Psychiatric Institute
+1 (907) 269-7100
Alaska Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic
+1 (907) 257-4700
Alaska Child and Family
+1 (907) 346-2101
Alaska Regional Hospital
+1 (907) 276-1131
Alaska Native Medical Center - ANMC
+1 (907) 563-2662
Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association
+1 (907) 276-2700
Salvation Army - Clitheroe Center
+1 (907) 276-2898
Alaska Youth and Family Network
+1 (907) 770-4979
Alaska Mental Health Consumer Web
+1 (907) 222-2980
Genesis Recovery Services
Inc
+1 (907) 243-5130
Volunteers of America Alaska
+1 (907) 279-9640
Akeela
Inc.
+1 (800) 478-7738
Anchorage Community Mental Health Services
+1 (907) 563-1000
Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center
+1 (907) 743-7200
Anchorage Project Access
+1 (907) 743-6600
ARC of Anchorage
+1 (907) 277-6677
Assets
+1 (907) 279-6617
Birchwood Behavioral Health - Baptist Coalition
+1 (907) 349-2222
SCF (Southcentral Foundation) Detox
+1 (907) 729-6690
School Based Health Center - Clark Middle School
+1 (907) 742-7782
School Based Health Center East High
+1 (907) 742-0479
School Based Health Center Bartlett High
+1 (907) 742-0479
Dena A Coy - Southcentral Foundation
+1 (907) 729-5070
Denali Family Services
+1 (907) 274-8281
Southcentral Foundation - Behavioral Health Fireweed
+1 (907) 729-2500
Southcentral Foundation Primary Care Clinics
+1 (907) 729-3300
St. Elias Specialty Hospital
+1 (907) 561-3333
The Healthy Spot School Based Health Center - Begich Middle School
+1 (907) 742-0479
Municipality of Anchorage - Anchorage Health Department
+1 (907) 343-4799
North Star Debarr RTC
+1 (907) 865-7100
North Star Hospital - Arctic Recovery Program
+1 (907) 264-3506
North Star Hospital - DeBarr Campus
+1 (907) 258-7575
Narcotic Drug Treatment Center
+1 (907) 276-6430
Providence Medical Group Behavioral Health
+1 (907) 212-6900
Hope Commuinity Resources
Inc
+1 (907) 561-5335
Providence Alaska Medical Center
+1 (907) 562-2211
Access Alaska
+1 (907) 248-4777
Library: Z. J. Loussac Library
+ 1 (907) 343-2983
Mountain View Branch Library
+ 1 (907) 272-8467
Muldoon Branch Library
+ 1 (907) 338-4590
Disadvantaged Community:
Connected to National Highway System (NHS):
Access to Other Public Aviation Facilities:
Description: Controlled airports include the state-owned Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and Lake Hood Float Plane Base, the municipality's Merrill Field, and U.S. Army and Air Force facilities. The Port of Anchorage handles 85% of the general cargo for the Alaska Railbelt area. There are five terminal berths, with 3,488 linear feet available. Several barge and trucking companies are available. The Alaska Railroad connects Anchorage to Seward, Whittier, and Fairbanks. Highway networks connect Anchorage with the statewide highway system as well as the rest of the United States and Canada. Anchorage also has one of the busiest airports in the world for air cargo.
DCCED Certified Population Counts This community has no data listed by the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development
School District Enrollment
GradeStudents
PreKindergarten794
Kindergarten2515
FirstGrade2503
SecondGrade2640
ThirdGrade2821
FourthGrade2647
FifthGrade2710
SixthGrade2345
SeventhGrade2405
EighthGrade2369
NinthGrade1989
TenthGrade2185
EleventhGrade2187
TwelfthGrade2380
TotalEnrollmentK1231696
TotalEnrollmentPK1232490
Community: Dgheyaytnu; Dgheyay Kaq' (Anchorage)
School Year: 2024/2025
Community Statistics
Community: Dgheyaytnu; Dgheyay Kaq' (Anchorage)
Community: Dgheyaytnu; Dgheyay Kaq' (Anchorage)
Community: Dgheyaytnu; Dgheyay Kaq' (Anchorage)
Community: Dgheyaytnu; Dgheyay Kaq' (Anchorage)