Welcome to Spenard ...

The pronunciation of Spenard: spi-NAHRD<1>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spenard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1949.

Spenard is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Spenard: 907

Communities near Spenard ...

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

• Anchorage
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anchorage <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Anchorage
  • From Spenard to Anchorage
• Artesian Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesian Village
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Artesian Village
  • From Spenard to Artesian Village
• Wilson Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Village
• Fort Richardson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Richardson
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fort Richardson
  • From Spenard to Fort Richardson
• Point MacKenzie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point MacKenzie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point MacKenzie
• Eagle River
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle River <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Eagle River
  • From Spenard to Eagle River
• John Fitzgerald Kennedy City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Fitzgerald Kennedy City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Fitzgerald Kennedy City
• Indian
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Indian
  • From Spenard to Indian
• Hope
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hope
  • From Spenard to Hope
• Knik
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knik have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knik

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spenard ...

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

Adding Spenard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spenard 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 Spenard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Spenard post office opened in 1949.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spenard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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