Welcome to Birchwood ...

Birchwood is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Code for Birchwood: 907

Communities Also Named Birchwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Birchwood - they are located in Arkansas, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, New York, North Carolina (2), Ontario, Tennessee (3), Washington and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Birchwood.

Communities near Birchwood ...

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

• Anchorage
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anchorage <2>
• Wasilla
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasilla
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,099 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasilla <2>
• Palmer
  (17 miles [27.4 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 <2>
• Houston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <2>
• Eagle River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle River <2>
• Knik
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knik have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knik
• Knik - Fairview
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knik - Fairview
• John Fitzgerald Kennedy City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Fitzgerald Kennedy City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Fitzgerald Kennedy City
• Fort Richardson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Richardson
• Gateway
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gateway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway

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 Birchwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Birchwood.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Birchwood ...

Looking for more information about Birchwood? 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 Birchwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Birchwood.