Alaska
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Alaska is a state of the United States with FIPS code 02 and capital Juneau.

## Administrative divisions

Alaska is a state of the United States with FIPS state code 02[^uscb2023]. Below the state level are counties (or independent cities), then municipalities and neighborhoods[^uscb2023].

## Basic facts

- FIPS state code: 02[^uscb2023]
- Capital: Juneau[^enwiki]
- Population: about 733,406 (2023 estimate)[^uscb2023]
- Area: 1,723,337 km2[^enwiki]
- Admitted to the Union: 1959[^enwiki]
- Time zone: Alaska Time (UTC-9/-8)[^enwiki]
- ISO 3166-2: US-AK[^enwiki]

## Parent division

Located in [United States](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/united-states.html).

## Subdivisions

Major counties: [Municipality of Anchorage](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ak-anchorage-county.html), [Fairbanks North Star Borough](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ak-fairbanks-north-star-county.html), [Matanuska-Susitna Borough](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ak-matanuska-susitna-county.html), [Kenai Peninsula Borough](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ak-kenai-peninsula-county.html), [City and Borough of Juneau](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ak-juneau-county.html).

Major cities: [Anchorage](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ak-anchorage.html), [Fairbanks](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ak-fairbanks.html), [Juneau](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ak-juneau.html).

Updated: 2026-10-29

Relations:
- Located in: United States https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/united-states.html
- Contains places: Fairbanks North Star Borough https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ak-fairbanks-north-star-county.html
- Contains places: Municipality of Anchorage https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ak-anchorage-county.html
- Contains places: Kenai Peninsula Borough https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ak-kenai-peninsula-county.html
- Contains places: Matanuska-Susitna Borough https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ak-matanuska-susitna-county.html
- Contains places: City and Borough of Juneau https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ak-juneau-county.html
- Contains places: Anchorage https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ak-anchorage.html
- Contains places: Fairbanks https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ak-fairbanks.html
- Contains places: Juneau https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ak-juneau.html
- Contains places: Ketchikan Gateway Borough https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ak-ketchikan-gateway-county.html
- Contains places: Sitka City and Borough https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ak-sitka-county.html

Sources:
- Alaska (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska
- U.S. Census Bureau 2023 FIPS state and county codes https://www.census.gov/library/reference/code-lists/ansi.html