Valdez, Alaska

Valdez, Alaska Suacit
City
Aerial view showing the townsite, the harbor, Port Valdez, the lower Mineral Creek valley, and Blueberry Hill
Location of Valdez, Alaska
Coordinates: 61°7′51″N 146°20′54″W / 61.13083°N 146.34833°W / 61.13083; -146.34833
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Census Area	Chugach
Incorporated	June 11, 1901[1]
Area [2]
• Total	271.91 sq mi (704.24 km2)
• Land	212.69 sq mi (550.86 km2)
• Water	59.22 sq mi (153.37 km2)
Elevation	98 ft (30 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	3,985
• Density	18.74/sq mi (7.23/km2)
Time zone	UTC−9 (Alaska (AKST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−8 (AKDT)
ZIP code	99686
Area code	907
FIPS code	02-82200
GNIS feature ID	1412465
Website	www.valdezak.gov

Valdez is a city in Alaska. The city is one of the most important ports in Alaska because it lies at the southern end of the Alaska Pipeline, which carries oil from the Prudhoe Bay oil field on the state's Arctic Ocean coast. It is in the of Prince William Sound. It is surrounded by the Chugach Mountains.

1. ↑ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 156.
2. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
3. ↑ "DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 12, 2023.