Tanaina, Alaska

Tanaina, Alaska
Location in Matanuska-Susitna Borough and the state of Alaska
Tanaina, Alaska
Location within the state of Alaska
Coordinates: 61°37′27″N 149°25′58″W / 61.62417°N 149.43278°W / 61.62417; -149.43278
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughMatanuska-Susitna
Government
  Borough mayorEdna DeVries
  State senatorsMike Shower (R)
David Wilson (R)
  State reps.Kevin McCabe (R)
George Rauscher (R)
Jesse Sumner (R)
Area
  Total
30.83 sq mi (79.85 km2)
  Land30.31 sq mi (78.50 km2)
  Water0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2)
Elevation
499 ft (152 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
8,817
  Density290.91/sq mi (112.32/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99654
Area code907
FIPS code02-75077
GNIS feature ID1865567

Tanaina is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. Located 4 miles north from Wasilla, it is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2020 census the population was 8,817, up from 8,197 in 2010. Tanaina is the sixth-most populated CDP in Alaska.