Alaska is the largest US state by area, divided into 29 boroughs, with Juneau as its capital. These five free printable maps cover its outline, its largest cities, its boroughs and the states and countries it borders, with an answer key for the neighbors quiz.
To download a single map, click its image and it opens as a one-page PDF. To get all five maps together, plus the quiz answer key, press the Download all 5 Alaska maps button below the last map.
Blank Map of Alaska
The state outline on its own, for labeling, coloring or tracing.
Labeled Map of Alaska
Juneau, the capital, is marked with a star. Anchorage, Fairbanks, Kodiak and Ketchikan are marked with dots, and the neighboring states and countries are named around the edge.
Alaska Borough Map
All 29 boroughs drawn. The smallest are numbered, with a key below the map.
Neighbors of Alaska Quiz
One numbered circle, one on each bordering state or country. Students write the names on the lines. The answer key is the last page of the PDF.
Where Is Alaska?
Alaska shaded on a map of the United States.
Alaska Facts
| Capital | Juneau |
| Largest city | Anchorage |
| Population | 733,391 (2020 Census) |
| Area | 663,267 sq mi (1,717,856 km²) |
| Boroughs | 29 |
| Statehood | January 3, 1959 (49th state) |
| Nickname | The Last Frontier |
| Motto | North to the Future |
| Highest point | Denali, 20,308 ft (6,190 m) |
| Borders | Canada; Arctic Ocean, Pacific Ocean |
Sources: US Census Bureau (2020 Census, cartographic boundary files), Wikidata.
Largest Cities in Alaska
| City | Population (2020) |
|---|---|
| Anchorage | 291,247 |
| Fairbanks | 32,515 |
Alaska’s 29 Boroughs and Borough Seats
The largest borough by area is Yukon-Koyukuk Borough. The most populous is Anchorage Borough. Every borough below is drawn on the borough map.
| Borough | Borough seat | Population (2020) |
|---|---|---|
| Aleutians East | Sand Point | 3,420 |
| Aleutians West | — | 5,232 |
| Anchorage | — | 291,247 |
| Bethel | — | 18,666 |
| Bristol Bay | Naknek | 844 |
| Denali | Healy | 1,619 |
| Dillingham | — | 4,857 |
| Fairbanks North Star | Fairbanks | 95,655 |
| Haines | Haines | 2,080 |
| Hoonah-Angoon | — | 2,365 |
| Juneau | — | 32,255 |
| Kenai Peninsula | Soldotna | 58,799 |
| Ketchikan Gateway | Ketchikan | 13,948 |
| Kodiak Island | Kodiak | 13,101 |
| Kusilvak | — | 8,368 |
| Lake and Peninsula | King Salmon | 1,476 |
| Matanuska-Susitna | Palmer | 107,081 |
| Nome | — | 10,046 |
| North Slope | Utqiagvik | 11,031 |
| Northwest Arctic | Kotzebue | 7,793 |
| Petersburg | Petersburg | 3,398 |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder | — | 5,753 |
| Sitka | — | 8,458 |
| Skagway | — | 1,240 |
| Southeast Fairbanks | — | 6,808 |
| Valdez-Cordova | — | — |
| Wrangell | — | 2,127 |
| Yakutat | — | 657 |
| Yukon-Koyukuk | — | 5,343 |
Alaska’s Borders
Alaska shares no land border with another state. It borders Canada to the east. It has a coastline on the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
For the whole country, see the blank United States map with states, or browse all printable maps.
Connect the dots: draw the outline of Alaska with the free Alaska dot-to-dot, in color and black and white.
About These Maps
These maps are made by Tim van de Vall for Tim’s Printables. The outlines come from US Census Bureau boundary files, simplified so the lines print cleanly, and the facts and figures come from the 2020 Census and Wikidata. Every sheet is sized for US Letter paper and is free to print for home and classroom use.
