Palmer, Alaska
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Palmer, Alaska | |
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City | |
![]() Palmer depot with a narrow gauge locomotive. | |
Motto(s): "Alaska at Its Best" | |
Location of Palmer, Alaska | |
Coordinates: 61°36′7″N 149°7′2″W / 61.60194°N 149.11722°WCoordinates: 61°36′7″N 149°7′2″W / 61.60194°N 149.11722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Borough | Matanuska-Susitna |
Area | |
• Total | 3.8 sq mi (9.7 km2) |
• Land | 3.8 sq mi (9.7 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 233 ft (71 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,937 |
• Density | 1,562.3/sq mi (612.1/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
ZIP code | 99645 |
Area code | 907 |
FIPS code | 02-58660 |
GNIS feature ID | 1407737 |
Website | City of Palmer, Alaska |
Palmer is a city in Alaska. Palmer is most noted in Alaska as the place of the yearly Alaska State Fair.
Twelve miles north of Palmer is Hatcher Pass. The pass is a state park and is home of the Independence Mine.