Welcome to Sunrise ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sunrise, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

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

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

Area Code for Sunrise: 907

Communities Also Named Sunrise ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Sunrise - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida (3), Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland (3), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Nebraska, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (4), Texas (4), Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Sunrise ...

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

• Hope
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hope
  • From Sunrise to Hope
• Indian
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Indian
  • From Sunrise to Indian
• Girdwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdwood
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girdwood <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Girdwood
  • From Sunrise to Girdwood
• Alyeska
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alyeska have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alyeska
• Gleason ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
• Artesian Village
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesian Village
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Artesian Village
  • From Sunrise to Artesian Village
• Fort Richardson
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Richardson
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fort Richardson
  • From Sunrise to Fort Richardson
• Spenard
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spenard
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Spenard
  • From Sunrise to Spenard
• Whittier
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittier
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whittier <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Whittier
  • From Sunrise to Whittier
• Anchorage
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anchorage <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Anchorage
  • From Sunrise to Anchorage

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunrise ...

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

Adding Sunrise to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sunrise 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 Sunrise was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Sunrise post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sunrise.