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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

Below are the newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Anchorage.

Our newspaper information for Anchorage is based on data taken from the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

The following list contains the names of 57 papers that were published in the immediate area of Anchorage. In addition, the list contains another 15 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Anchorage. In total, we've identified 72 papers within 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> of Anchorage.

Newspapers Published In Anchorage ...

We know of 57 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Anchorage:

Newspapers Neighboring Anchorage ...

The following newspapers were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> of Anchorage.

The papers have been grouped by the community in which they were published, with the communities listed in order of their distance from Anchorage.

  • Published In Fort Richardson [Anchorage Municipality] ...
  • Published In Eagle River [Anchorage Municipality] ...
    • The Eagle River Sun (from 1980)
    • The Eagle (from 1961)
  • Published In Chugiak [Anchorage Municipality] ...
  • Published In Wasilla [Matanuska-Susitna Borough] ...
    • Table Talks (from 192?)
    • The Muskeg Journal (from 1964)
    • The Valley Press (from 1984)
    • The Valley Sun (from 1978)
  • Published In Girdwood [Anchorage Municipality] ...
    • The Local News (from 1981)
    • Turnagain Times (from 1998)
    • Turnagain World Defender (from 1971)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Anchorage) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anchorage. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 61.2166, Longitude: -149.8669