Gateway

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Gateway

Total population

6,845

Median home value

$446,200

35%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$137,772

Gateway$138k

National$74k

Elevation61 m

Land area57.36 km²

Weather46°F · Partly Sunny

Coordinates61.57°, -149.22°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Gateway is a census-designated place (CDP) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,748 at the 2020 census, up from 5,552 in 2010. Gateway is the fifth-most populated CDP in the borough.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Gateway, AK from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Corey Cogdell

American sport shooter

D

Drew Mormino

player of American football

Kerry Weiland

American ice hockey and inline hockey player

Laird Barron

horror writer, dogsledder

D

David Registe

Dominica long jumper

C

Cain Carter

musher

Andrew Kurka

American para-alpine skier

C

Chris O'Shea

Basketball coach

J

Jesse Sumner

American politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Alaska

• South Lakes
  3.4 mi away · pop. 6,180
• Palmer
  4.1 mi away · pop. 6,268
• North Lakes
  4.6 mi away · pop. 10,223
• Farm Loop
  5.2 mi away
• Wasilla
  7.9 mi away · pop. 9,720
• Buffalo Soapstone
  8.8 mi away · pop. 739
• Knik River
  10.1 mi away · pop. 883
• Fishhook
  11.5 mi away · pop. 5,819
• Lazy Mountain
  11.6 mi away · pop. 1,459
• Meadow Lakes
  13.6 mi away · pop. 8,689
• Knik-Fairview
  13.8 mi away · pop. 19,972
• Sutton-Alpine
  16.6 mi away · pop. 1,598

Browse all places in Alaska →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Gateway

Seward, Alaska

Mary J. Barry · 1986

Prince Rupert, a gateway to Alaska

R. Geddes Large · 1960

Seattle

Wash.) Lowman & Hanford Company (Seattle · 1900

To Alaska via Seattle gateway

Northern Pacific Railway Company

Safeguard the gateways, of Alaska

U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey · 1918

Gold rush gateway, Skagway and Dyea, Alaska

Stan Cohen · 1986

Safeguard the gateways of Alaska: her waterways

U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. · 1918

Gold Rush Gateway, Skagway and Dyea, Alaska

Stan Cohen · 1986

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Mukluk, Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska
  Wildfires · 2026-08-17 · 232 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Coho Salmon

Oncorhynchus kisutch

Seen 2026-09-29

Sockeye Salmon

Oncorhynchus nerka

Seen 2026-09-28

bog myrtle

Myrica gale

Seen 2026-09-24

Spruce Grouse

Canachites canadensis

Seen 2026-09-24

common yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Seen 2026-09-23

Trumpeter Swan

Cygnus buccinator

Seen 2026-09-23

Coral tooth fungus

Hericium coralloides

Seen 2026-09-19

birch polypore

Fomitopsis betulina

Seen 2026-09-18

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-30 03:30 UTC.