Kodiak
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![]() View of Kodiak from Pillar Mountain. At center, from top to bottom: the Near Island Bridge, downtown and the small boat harbor. | |
Motto: "Alaska's Emerald Isle" | |
Location in Alaska | |
Coordinates: 57°47′35″N 152°23′39″W / 57.79306°N 152.39417°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Borough | Kodiak Island |
Incorporated | September 11, 1940[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 5.50 sq mi (14.23 km2) |
• Land | 3.92 sq mi (10.16 km2) |
• Water | 1.57 sq mi (4.07 km2) |
Elevation | 49 ft (15 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,581 |
• Density | 1,422.27/sq mi (549.11/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-9 (AKST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
ZIP code | 99615, 99619, 99697 |
Area code | 907 |
FIPS code | 02-40950 |
GNIS feature ID | 1404875 |
Website | www |
Kodiak is a city in Alaska. It is one of seven towns on Kodiak Island.
The Alutiiq people were the first to live on the island. In the 18th century the town became the capital of Russian Alaska. Russia sold Alaska to the United States in 1867. Kodiak became a center for commercial fishing