Welcome to Matanuska ...

The location of Matanuska has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>

The pronunciation of Matanuska: mat-uh-NOO-skuh<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Matanuska, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Matanuska is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Matanuska lies in the Alaskan Time Zone (AKST/AKDT) and observes daylight saving time

Matanuska is within the (907) area code.

Communities near Matanuska ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Matanuska.

• Wasilla
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasilla
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,099 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasilla <4>
• Palmer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <4>
• Lakes
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakes
• Butte
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
• Farm Loop
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Loop
• Tanaina
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanaina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanaina
• Lazy Mountain
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lazy Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Mountain
• Knik - Fairview
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knik - Fairview
• Buffalo Soapstone
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Soapstone
• Chugiak
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chugiak
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chugiak <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Matanuska. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Matanuska.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Matanuska. See our Newspapers Page for Matanuska.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Matanuska ...

Looking for more information about Matanuska? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Matanuska, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Matanuska.

Adding Matanuska to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Matanuska in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Matanuska was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Matanuska post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Matanuska.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Matanuska. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alaska: alaska.gov/