Seward

Quick facts

Region / county equivalent

Kenai Peninsula

Coordinates

60.1041667, -149.4422222

WGS84 (EPSG:4326)

Population

2,717 (2020)

Census place: Seward city

U.S. Census Bureau 2020 Decennial Census (PL 94-171) total for the matched Census place/CDP — not a municipal legal population when boundaries differ.

Source: census-2020-pl94-171

Time zone

Alaska Time

America/Anchorage

Area code

907

Alaska uses NANP area code 907 statewide. Confirm local exchange and service with carriers; not a phone directory.

Census

data.census.gov place profile →

GEOID 0268560

Game Management Unit

GMU 7

Unit page → ADF&G GMU maps →

ADF&G Game Management Unit for this community’s indexed point — confirm unit boundaries on official ADF&G maps before hunting decisions.

Related airports

Seward (SWD) · SWD

Operational status: FAA / airport operator. DOT aviation portal · FAA 5010

Municipal government

City of Seward →

State community / environment portals

DCRA Community Database Online →

DCRA (Commerce) →

Ready Alaska (emergency management) →

DEC Contaminated Sites Program →

DEC Contaminated Sites search →

DEC Air quality / permits →

DEC Solid waste →

Portal links only — not a claim that a contaminated site or regulated facility exists here. Search DEC tools for “Seward” or these coordinates.

ANCSA geographic region

Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (CIRI) →

Kenai Peninsula — primarily Cook Inlet region; eastern Gulf communities may relate to Chugach (geographic only).

ANCSA geographic region only — not a determination of tribal membership, village corporation, or shareholder status. Confirm with BLM, the regional corporation, and tribal governments. BLM Alaska →

ANCSA / tribal directories

BLM Alaska (ANCSA / public lands context) →

BIA Tribal Leaders Directory →

Directory link-outs only. alaska.fyi does not assign village corporations or tribal membership. Geographic ANCSA region (when shown) is not shareholder status.

School district

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District →

Alaska DEED →

Legislature

House: 29–31 (confirm) · Senate: O

Alaska State Legislature →

Kenai Peninsula — UA-CED Senate O includes Seward; confirm House district by address.

UA-CED 2022 Legislative Fact Sheets (ARB 2022 plan) →

NOAA tide station

Seward (9455090) →

Named CO-OPS station for Seward.

USGS NWIS water sites

LOWELL C AT SEWARD AK → · 15238500

Nearest active USGS streamgage (0.4 mi) — verify relevance before using for this place.

ZIP / ZCTA (search aliases)

99664

ZIP/ZCTA codes listed for search aliases only — not a complete USPS coverage map and not separate ZIP pages.

USPS ZIP lookup →

Nearby public lands (official)

NPS Kenai Fjords →

Chugach National Forest →

Relationship links for context — not a complete ownership map. Verify land status with the managing agency.

Elevation

89 ft · 27 m

GNIS elevation from National Elevation Dataset sampling at the primary point; not an official surveyed summit height.

Source: gnis-ned-archive

USGS topo map

Seward A-7 SW

Open in topoView →

Naming status (BGN)

Official (01/01/1906)

Board Decision

U.S. Board on Geographic Names

Jurisdiction

Kenai Peninsula Borough →

Latitude

60.1041667

Longitude

-149.4422222

GNIS ID 1414598 · Names and coordinates from USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) / U.S. Board on Geographic Names, public domain. Elevations (when present) are GNIS/NED-derived values for general reference — not official surveyed heights. Alternate names retain GNIS citations. Not legal boundary or navigation advice.

Official links

Authoritative agency pages for this record. alaska.fyi indexes names and coordinates; verify conditions and regulations with the source agency.

• National Weather Service · NWS point forecast
• U.S. Geological Survey · USGS GNIS feature 1414598
• U.S. Geological Survey · USGS topo: Seward A-7 SW
• Kenai Peninsula Borough · Jurisdiction: Kenai Peninsula Borough
• Alaska DOT&PF · Road conditions (511 Alaska)
• Alaska DOT&PF · Alaska DOT&PF
• Alaska DOT&PF · Alaska DOT&PF — Central Region
• NOAA · NOAA tides: Seward
• Bureau of Land Management · BLM Alaska (ANCSA / public lands context)
• Bureau of Indian Affairs · BIA Tribal Leaders Directory
• U.S. Geological Survey · USGS NWIS: LOWELL C AT SEWARD AK
• City of Seward · City of Seward
• School district · School district: Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
• Alaska DCRA · DCRA Community Database Online
• State of Alaska · Ready Alaska (emergency management)
• Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation · DEC Contaminated Sites Program
• Alaska Department of Natural Resources · Alaska DNR — Open Data
• Alaska Department of Natural Resources · Alaska DNR Mapper (land status)
• U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Census place profile
• Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game · ADF&G GMU 7

Alerts & official notices

Curated on-site items when matched to this place — not a live operations feed. Confirm emergencies and closures with the issuing agency.

No curated feed items match this place right now. Open the alerts index →

Check official sources

• National Weather Service · Point forecast for these coordinates
• National Weather Service · Alaska Region weather
• Alaska DOT&PF · Road conditions (511)
• ADF&G · Emergency orders
• State of Alaska · Ready Alaska (emergency management)

Signals & alerts

Curated on-site notices when present — verify with issuing agencies. Not a live dashboard.

• Alaska alerts index
• 511 Alaska (roads)
• NWS Alaska Region

Maps & land

Map products and routing from the index — pair with the TrueTopo block above when you need topo context.

• Maps hub

Fishing & outdoors

Deep tools live on partner domains; the index points the way.

• Fishing & outdoors hub

Intel & research

Signals-oriented entry points from the Alaska index.

• Intel hub
• Bird index

Birds sighted here

Sorted by most common to least common viewings (representative regional checklist). Representative checklist frequency for the Seward area; not a formal census.

1. Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
2. Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
3. Common Gull Larus canus
4. Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis
5. Northern Pintail Anas acuta
6. Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
7. Dunlin Calidris alpina
8. Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
9. Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
10. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
11. Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
12. Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
13. Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
14. Common Merganser Mergus merganser
15. Gadwall Mareca strepera
16. Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
17. American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
18. American Wigeon Mareca americana
19. Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
20. Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
21. Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica
22. Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
23. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
24. Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
25. American Robin Turdus migratorius
26. Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
27. Pine Siskin Spinus pinus
28. Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
29. Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens
30. Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
31. Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
32. Pelagic Cormorant Urile pelagicus
33. Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
34. Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
35. Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
36. Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
37. Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
38. Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
39. Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina
40. Aleutian Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
41. Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
42. Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
43. Rock Sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis
44. Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea
45. Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
46. Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
47. Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
48. Greater Scaup Aythya marila
49. Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
50. Common Murre Uria aalge
51. Common Raven Corvus corax
52. Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
53. Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
54. Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
55. Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator
56. Black Turnstone Arenaria melanocephala
57. Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva
58. Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
59. Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
60. Fork-tailed Storm-petrel Hydrobates furcatus
61. American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
62. Black Scoter Melanitta americana
63. Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus
64. Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia
65. Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
66. Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
67. Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
68. Surfbird Calidris virgata
69. Sanderling Calidris alba
70. Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
71. Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
72. Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
73. Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata
74. Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
75. Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
76. Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
77. White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi
78. Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
79. Canvasback Aythya valisineria
80. Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
81. Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
82. Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
83. White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera
84. Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata
85. Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia
86. Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
87. Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus
88. Aleutian Tern Onychoprion aleuticus
89. Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula
90. Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
91. Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla
92. Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis
93. Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba
94. Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
95. Common Eider Somateria mollissima
96. Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
97. Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
98. Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
99. Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
100. Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
101. Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri
102. Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
103. Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius
104. Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
105. Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
106. Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
107. Red Knot Calidris canutus
108. Common Loon Gavia immer
109. Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
110. Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
111. Gray Jay Perisoreus canadensis
112. Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
113. American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea
114. Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
115. Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
116. Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
117. Redhead Aythya americana
118. Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
119. White-tailed Ptarmigan Lagopus leucura
120. Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
121. Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
122. Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
123. Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
124. Caspian tern Hydroprogne caspia
125. Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
126. Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
127. Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus
128. Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
129. Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
130. Northern Shrike Lanius borealis
131. Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens
132. American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus
133. Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
134. Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
135. McKay's Bunting Plectrophenax hyperboreus
136. Townsend's Warbler Setophaga townsendi
137. Ross's Goose Anser rossii
138. Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
139. King Eider Somateria spectabilis
140. Spruce Grouse Canachites canadensis
141. Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus
142. American Coot Fulica americana
143. Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
144. Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
145. Ruff Calidris pugnax
146. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
147. Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
148. Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
149. Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
150. Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
151. Kittlitz's Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris
152. Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus
153. Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
154. Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica
155. Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii
156. Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes
157. Red-faced Cormorant Urile urile
158. Osprey Pandion haliaetus
159. Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
160. Northern Goshawk Astur atricapillus
161. Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
162. Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
163. Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
164. Merlin Falco columbarius
165. Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
166. Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus
167. Boreal Chickadee Poecile hudsonicus
168. Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
169. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
170. Brown Creeper Certhia americana
171. Pacific Wren Troglodytes pacificus
172. Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
173. Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
174. Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
175. White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
176. White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
177. Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
178. Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
179. Rock Pigeon Columba livia

Sources

• U.S. Geological Survey / U.S. Board on Geographic Names — GNIS Domestic Names (Alaska)

  Source link →

  · Public domain (US federal)

• U.S. Census Bureau — 2020 Decennial Census PL 94-171 / TIGERweb Places

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  Retrieved 2026-07-18 · Public domain (US federal)

See also Sources and Methodology.

Links

• USGS GNIS (National Map)
• Alaska DNR — data & maps
• U.S. Census place profile

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