Cooper Landing Post Office · National Register of Historic Places
Cooper Landing’s story
89 years in pictures
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1937Cooper Landing is settled
Cooper LandingAK
The town was settled in 1937 and has 227 residents today.
Photo: calliopejen · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
227
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$491K
+3% in a year
Household income
$144K
median
Median age
46.4
years
Land area
70 sq mi
Is Cooper Landing a good place to live?
Cooper Landing’s midsummer high is 66°F, near the Alaska town median (66°F) and below the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Of the 16 Alaska towns we compare, none has a higher value of a typical home than Cooper Landing. 84% of the land in Cooper Landing is conserved, where Alaska’s towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Cooper Landing has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Cooper Landing Post Office and Cooper Landing Historic District. Cooper Landing has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
227 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Getting set up
Moving to Cooper Landing: who provides what
Cooper Landing is unincorporated, so Kenai Peninsula Borough and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerChugach Electric Assn23.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet1 providers0% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesKenai Peninsula BoroughKenai Peninsula Borough provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Alaska you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereAbsentee and Petition OfficeState of Alaska; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code9957299572 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cooper Landing.
Outdoors
nearly a third of the land in Cooper Landing is protected from building
The biggest park or preserve is K'Beq Footprints Heritage Site, at 40 acres. 29 miles of trail wind through 3 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Cooper Landing: 3, covering 48 acres.
84%conserved
84%
conserved · 37,150 of 44,236 acres
29 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. K'Beq Footprints Heritage Site | — | 40 |
| 2. Cooper Landing Boat Launch | 0.2 mi | 7 |
| 3. Kenai National Wildlife Refuge | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Schools
The schools Cooper Landing’s kids attend
The public schools here belong to the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Landing SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 16 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Natural hazards
Top of a very high hazard risk in Cooper Landing: avalanches
In Cooper Landing, the FEMA risk score is 81 of 100. FEMA puts 88% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to avalanches, and 10% to earthquakes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Cooper Landing after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2018.
81risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
AvalanchesEarthquakes
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Who lives here
The median age in Cooper Landing is higher than in most of Alaska or the rest of the country
For adults 25 and older in Cooper Landing, the share who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 34%. Adults 35 to 64 are nearly half of residents (37% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 20% of residents (25% statewide).
46.4median age · AK 35.8
| Cooper Landing | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.4 years | 36.6 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 28% | 29% |
Cooper LandingAlaskaUnited States
Ages · share of residents
33%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma0%
High school22%
Some college27%
Associate’s18%
Bachelor’s19%
Graduate15%
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 12% and 99% women
The Census survey reached too few of Cooper Landing’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±43.5 points. Across Alaska, 47.5% of residents are women.
| Cooper Landing | AK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 19.4% | 13.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 19.8% | 15.4% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 2.2% | 14.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 32.6% | 11.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.1% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.9% | 9.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 4.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.9% | 28.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.8% | 24% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 17.5% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.1% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.8% | 11.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Housing
Homes in Cooper Landing are worth about $491K, by Zillow’s estimate
Values rose 3% in the 12 months to September 2026. Cooper Landing: 71% of households are owner-occupiers.
$491KZillow home value
Typical home value
Cooper Landing$491K
Alaska$398K
+3%
value change, 1 year
0
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Climate
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Cooper Landing’s year
For Cooper Landing, the January low is 9°F.
90″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter11–26°
Spring25–45°
Summer45–64°
Fall28–42°
Sep 1
typical first frost
Jun 12
typical last frost
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
Fewer of Cooper Landing’s adults report frequent mental distress than in the typical Alaska or U.S. town
27% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Cooper Landing. No town among the 42 in Alaska we compare has a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Cooper Landing. Against the Alaska average, Cooper Landing comes out ahead on 17 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 4. Only 2 of the 42 Alaska towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Cooper Landing.
| Cooper Landing | Alaska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 35% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 21% | 23% |
32 measures vs. Alaska
17 better11 too close to call4 worse
| What stands out | Cooper Landing | AK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.1% | 14.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.2% | 12.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.3% | 7% |
Providence Seward Hospital
30.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Cooper Landing
17pages on Cooper Landing
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Cooper Landing; the nearest are
Alaska Christian CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Soldotna44 mi$9,660 tuitionUniversity of Alaska AnchorageUniversity or college · Public · Anchorage48.1 mi$7,738 in-state tuition
About 0 of every 100 Cooper Landing residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Alaska.
Get outside
29 miles of trails in Cooper Landing
84% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
Trails © OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Landmarks
2 places in Cooper Landing on the National Register of Historic Places.
About Cooper Landing
Census-designated place in Alaska, United States
Cooper Landing is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States, about 100 miles (160 km) south of Anchorage, at the outlet of Kenai Lake into the Kenai River. The town was first settled in the 19th century by gold and mineral prospectors, and has become a popular summer tourist destination thanks to its scenic location and proximity to the salmon fishery of the Kenai River and Russian River. As of the 2020 census, Cooper Landing had a population of 344.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 70 sq mi
- Elevation
- 404 ft
- ZIP code
- 99572
Questions about Cooper Landing
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cooper Landing, AK a good place to live?
Cooper Landing has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.