Alaska
Statewide maps, data, and agencies, plus all its boroughs and census areas.
Taxes, deeds, permits and other Alaska services on GovDir
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- Alaska statewide mapBorough GIS map · Aerial imagery
Alaska's statewide interactive map of roads, boundaries and aerial photos. It does not show property lines.
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- Sanborn Fire Insurance MapsDigitized Sanborn fire insurance maps showing building footprints, materials and uses for American towns and cities, widely used in property history and environmental research.
- USDA NAIP Imagery HubFind and download USDA's leaf-on aerial photography for the contiguous United States. Check coverage and acquisition dates for the area you need.
- Alaska land recordsProperty records · Plats
Alaska has no county recorder. Every deed, mortgage and other land document in the state is recorded through the Department of Natural Resources Recorder's Office, which is split into 34 recording districts served by two offices.
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- BLM General Land Office RecordsSearch original federal land patents and survey plats by name or legal description to find the first private owner of a parcel.
- Alaska GIS data downloadsGIS data downloads · Elevation · Land cover · Addresses and 911 numbers
Download Alaska's statewide GIS data, such as roads, boundaries, imagery and elevation. It has no statewide property lines.
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- State Plane Coordinate System zonesThe official State Plane Coordinate System from the National Geodetic Survey: which zone covers each state and county, zone definitions and conversion tools.
- FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer ViewerInteractive nationwide map of current flood zones, base flood elevations and map panels.
- NCES School District BoundariesNational school district boundary maps and downloadable GIS files, with an address lookup for the district serving a location.
- USGS National Map ViewerNational base map with elevation, hydrography, imagery, boundaries and PLSS layers.
- USGS topoViewBrowse and download every historical USGS topographic map for a location, useful for seeing old roads, buildings and shorelines.
- MRLC NLCD Land Cover ViewerNational land cover map for every year since 1985: forest, cropland, developed, wetland, water and change over time.
- National Land Cover Database (NLCD) DownloadsFilter and download National Land Cover Database products including Annual NLCD land cover for the contiguous United States. Provides downloadable raster products and links to the viewer for spatial selection.
- US Census GeocoderFree service that converts a street address into map coordinates and census geography. No account needed.
- FEMA Flood Map Service CenterFlood zones
Official source for flood insurance rate maps. Enter an address to see the current flood zone and download the FIRM panel and letters of map change.
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- FEMA Disaster DeclarationsSearch federal disaster and emergency declarations by state, county and incident to see whether an area was declared and what assistance was authorized.
- FEMA Increased Cost of ComplianceFlood insurance coverage that helps pay to elevate, relocate, demolish or floodproof a substantially damaged building.
- Alaska Department of Environmental ConservationWetlands · Lakes and water
Alaska's environmental agency: water quality, wetlands, waste and the permits that go with them.
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- NRCS wetland determinations and conservation complianceFarm wetland rules for USDA program participants. Before you drain, fill or clear a wet area in a farm field, ask NRCS at your local USDA Service Center for a wetland determination.
- Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) sign-up, USDA Farm Service AgencyHow the Conservation Reserve Program works, which sign-ups are open and what it pays. You enroll land in CRP at your county Farm Service Agency office at the local USDA Service Center.
- NRCS highly erodible land determinationsHow NRCS decides whether a farm field is highly erodible land, which affects USDA program eligibility and conservation plans. Requests go to NRCS at your local USDA Service Center.
- U.S. Drought MonitorWeekly national drought map by county, with historical conditions and state summaries.
- USDA Web Soil SurveySoils
Draw an area on the map to get soil types, drainage, septic suitability, building limitations and farmland ratings.
- Alaska state landsPublic land
State-owned land in Alaska: who manages it, what you may do on it, and how leases and easements work.
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- USGS map of public and protected landNational map of federal, state, local and other public and protected land from the U.S. Geological Survey Protected Areas Database (PAD-US).
- Alaska licensed land surveyor lookupSurveys and section corners
Search the Alaska State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors for a licensed land surveyor by name or license number. Only a licensed surveyor can mark a legal property line on the ground, so check a surveyor's license before you hire one.
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- NGS survey mark and benchmark mapMap of National Geodetic Survey benchmarks and survey control marks. Zoom to a place, click a mark and open its datasheet with the mark's position, elevation and how to find it on the ground.
- NGS Survey Mark DatasheetsFederal survey mark datasheets and control monument records, searchable by county or coordinates.
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State highways in Alaska: road maps, projects, and the approach or access permit you need before you build a driveway onto a state road.
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- 811 Before You DigCall 811 or use your state 811 center's website a few business days before any digging, including fence posts, decks, trees and mailboxes. The service is free, and the utilities mark their buried lines with paint or flags. This page lists every state's 811 center.
- National Pipeline Mapping SystemPublic map viewer of transmission pipelines and operator contacts by county, for excavation planning and emergency response.
- Alaska landslide mapHazards and emergency information
Interactive map of mapped landslides in Alaska compiled from published reports. It is a screening tool, not a site-specific assessment.
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- U.S. wildfire risk mapType a community, county or state to see its wildfire likelihood, risk to homes and exposure, with maps and charts. It shows long-term risk, not current fires, and is a screening tool, not an official hazard designation for a property.
Other Alaska resources
- Alaska recorded document searchSearch Alaska's statewide index of recorded land documents by name, document number or legal description, and order copies.
- Alaska septic system permitsIn Alaska the state Department of Environmental Conservation permits onsite septic and wastewater systems. Start here for new systems, upgrades and approved in…
- Alaska water wells and water rightsWater rights, well records and water use authorisations in Alaska.
- Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical SurveysAlaska geology: landslide, earthquake and ground hazards, groundwater, minerals and geologic maps.
- Alaska State ArchivesHistorical Alaska government records, early land records, plats and maps.
- Alaska landslide hazards programDGGS landslide page with the landslide inventory, susceptibility maps and the Alaska Landslide Reporter app.
- Alaska property taxAlaska property tax is a local tax only. Boroughs and cities may levy it; most of the Unorganized Borough has no property tax at all. The Office of the State A…
Guides
By borough
Largest cities
- Akiak
- Akutan
- Alakanuk
- Aleknagik
- Ambler
- Anaktuvuk Pass
- Angoon
- Aniak
- Atqasuk
- Bethel
- Brevig Mission
- Buckland
- Chefornak
- Chevak
- Cordova
- Craig
- Delta Junction
- Dillingham
- Eek
- Elim
- Emmonak
- Fairbanks
- False Pass
- Fort Yukon
- Galena
- Gambell
- Goodnews Bay
- Gustavus
- Homer
- Hoonah
- Hooper Bay
- Houston
- Huslia
- Hydaburg
- Kachemak
- Kake
- Kaktovik
- Kenai
- Ketchikan
- Kiana
- King Cove
- Kivalina
- Klawock
- Kodiak
- Kotlik
- Kotzebue
- Koyuk
- Kwethluk
- Lower Kalskag
- Manokotak
- Marshall
- McGrath
- Mekoryuk
- Mountain Village
- Napakiak
- Napaskiak
- Nenana
- New Stuyahok
- Nightmute
- Nome
- Noorvik
- North Pole
- Nuiqsut
- Nulato
- Nunam Iqua
- Nunapitchuk
- Old Harbor
- Palmer
- Pilot Station
- Point Hope
- Quinhagak
- Russian Mission
- Sand Point
- Savoonga
- Saxman
- Scammon Bay
- Selawik
- Seldovia
- Seward
- Shaktoolik
- Shishmaref
- Shungnak
- Soldotna
- St. Mary's
- St. Michael
- St. Paul
- Stebbins
- Tanana
- Teller
- Thorne Bay
- Togiak
- Toksook Bay
- Unalakleet
- Unalaska
- Upper Kalskag
- Utqiaġvik
- Valdez
- Wainwright
- Wasilla
- Whittier
Boroughs and census areas
- Aleutians East
- Aleutians West
- Anchorage
- Bethel
- Bristol Bay
- Chugach
- Copper River
- Denali
- Dillingham
- Fairbanks North Star
- Haines
- Hoonah-Angoon
- Juneau
- Kenai Peninsula
- Ketchikan Gateway
- Kodiak Island
- Kusilvak
- Lake and Peninsula
- Matanuska-Susitna
- Nome
- North Slope
- Northwest Arctic
- Petersburg
- Prince of Wales-Hyder
- Sitka
- Skagway
- Southeast Fairbanks
- Wrangell
- Yakutat
- Yukon-Koyukuk