Cantwell is a community in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, home to about 128 people across 119 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 99729.
Homes sold for a median of $344 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Mostly Denali Park; part is in Cantwell
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| Nearest major airport | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)157 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Fairbanks International Airport (FAI)103 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Anchorage, AK154 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Cantwell; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Cantwell had 200 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2000.
It’s the 212th largest of 321 towns in Alaska by population.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough grew from 5,188 residents in 1960 to 107,081 in 2020.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 1960–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 66°F in summer, and winter lows average -9°F. About 16.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cantwell 2 E, AK weather station (about a mile away).
23,971 jobs at 2,822 businesses in Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Libraries (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 7 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Denali Borough School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cantwell SchoolCantwell | Pre-K–12 | 14 | Public | 0.2 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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