Welcome to Soldotna (aka 'Soldatna') ...

The pronunciation of Soldotna: sol-DAHT-nuh<1>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Soldotna, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1967.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Soldotna has a population of 4,734 people<2> (see below for details).

The city of Soldotna is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Soldotna: 907

The ZIP code for Soldotna: 99669<4>

The city of Soldotna has also been called Soldatna.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Soldotna had an population of 4,734 people. This is an increase of 13.72% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 25.94% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Soldotna had a population of 4,163 people.

The population of Soldotna represents 0.59% of the population of Alaska (which has 710,231 people), making it the state's 14th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,163 people, the population of Soldotna increased 10.75% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,759 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Soldotna.

Websites for Soldotna ...

Official Website: www.ci.soldotna.ak.us/

Communities near Soldotna ...

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

• Kenai
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenai
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenai <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kenai
  • From Soldotna to Kenai
• Kalifornsky
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalifornsky
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kalifornsky
  • From Soldotna to Kalifornsky
• Sterling
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sterling
  • From Soldotna to Sterling
• Funny River
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Funny River have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funny River
• Cohoe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoe
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cohoe
  • From Soldotna to Cohoe
• Kasilof
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasilof
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kasilof <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kasilof
  • From Soldotna to Kasilof
• Salamatof
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamatof
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Salamatof
  • From Soldotna to Salamatof
• Port Nikiski
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Nikiski
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Port Nikiski
  • From Soldotna to Port Nikiski
• Nikishka
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nikishka have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikishka
• Nikiski
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikiski
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nikiski <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nikiski
  • From Soldotna to Nikiski

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Soldotna ...

Looking for more information about Soldotna? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Soldotna, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Soldotna.

Adding Soldotna to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Soldotna 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 Soldotna was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Soldotna post office opened in 1967.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Soldotna.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Soldotna: www.ci.soldotna.ak.us/

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