Map of Anchor Point CDP

Anchor Point (Dena’ina: K’kaq’) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,930, up from 1,845 in 2000. The community is located along the Sterling Highway, part of Alaska State Route 1. Anchor Point is the westernmost point in the North American highway system.

Anchor Point CDP overview:
Name:	Anchor Point CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Alaska
County:	Kenai Peninsula Borough
Elevation:	118 ft (36 m)
Total Area:	91.76 sq mi (237.66 km²)
Land Area:	91.65 sq mi (237.36 km²)
Water Area:	0.12 sq mi (0.30 km²)
Total Population:	2,105
Population Density:	22.97/sq mi (8.87/km²)
ZIP code:	99556
Area code:	907
FIPS code:	0203110
GNISfeature ID:	1412516

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History

The name “Anchor Point” comes from a legend that when Captain James Cook discovered the area, he lost an anchor. Settlers came beginning in the early 1900s.

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Geography

Anchor Point is located at 59°46′39″N 151°46′13″W / 59.77750°N 151.77028°W / 59.77750; -151.77028 (59.777468, -151.770220) on the eastern shore of Cook Inlet. It is bordered to the north by Happy Valley, to the northeast by Nikolaevsk, and to the south by Diamond Ridge. The Anchor River runs through the southern part of the CDP, entering Cook Inlet just west of the town center.

The town is the furthest west on the U.S. highway system. Alaska Route 1 runs southeast from Anchor Bay 15 miles (24 km) to Homer and northeast 59 miles (95 km) to Soldotna. Anchorage is 206 miles (332 km) to the northeast via Route 1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Anchor Bay CDP has a total area of 92.0 square miles (238.2 km), of which 91.8 square miles (237.7 km) are land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km), or 0.23%, are water.