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Glennallen
AlaskaCDP
Glennallen
Total population
450
Median home value
$226,800
Bachelor's+
Median income
$89,609
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
Glennallen is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Copper River Census Area in the Unorganized Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population of the CDP was 439, down from 483 in 2010. It is the most populated community in the census area.
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Geography
Glennallen is located at (62.109170, -145.54639; Sec. 23, T004N, R002W, Copper River Meridian), in the Chitina Recording District and Game Management Unit 13. It lies along the Glenn Highway at its junction with the Richardson Highway, 189 road miles (304 km) east of Anchorage. It is just outside the western boundary of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.66%, is water. Glennallen features a dry-summer subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification: Dsc) The city features bitterly cold winters and short, mildly warm summers.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Glennallen, AK from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves167
- Common RavenCorvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves108
- Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves108
- Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves101
- Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves84
- White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys (J.R.Forster, 1772) · Aves75
- Ruby-crowned KingletRegulus calendula (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves72
- Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves72
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.1 — 2026-09-3026 km N of Glacier View, Alaska
- M 2.7 — 2026-09-2435 km N of Valdez, Alaska
- M 2.5 — 2026-09-1646 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska
- M 3.5 — 2026-09-1221 km NE of Valdez, Alaska
- M 2.8 — 2026-09-0916 km SSE of Kenny Lake, Alaska
- M 2.8 — 2026-09-0746 km N of Valdez, Alaska
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Alaska
- Tolsona10.8 mi away · pop. 76
- Silver Springs18.1 mi away · pop. 71
- Copper Center18.7 mi away · pop. 346
- Gakona22.7 mi away · pop. 181
- Lake Louise24.7 mi away
- Mendeltna29.6 mi away · pop. 41
- Willow Creek30.5 mi away · pop. 144
- Nelchina33.5 mi away · pop. 149
- Chistochina42.1 mi away · pop. 58
- Eureka Roadhouse44.6 mi away
- Tonsina49.2 mi away · pop. 47
- Kenny Lake49.5 mi away · pop. 289
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Glennallen




Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Mukluk, Southeast Fairbanks, AlaskaWildfires · 2026-08-17 · 120 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-05 16:00 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET