Chase is a community in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, home to about 29 people across 169 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 99676.
Homes sold for a median of $294 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population290 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$294Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Chase. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
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Around Chase
Distances
Nearest major airport
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)75 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Anchorage, AK80 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Chase; 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.
Population over time
Chase had 19 residents in the 2020 census, down 54% since 2000.
It’s the 283rd 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).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 69°F in summer, and winter lows average 5°F. About 26.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Talkeetna Ap, AK weather station (4 miles away).
Jobs in Matanuska-Susitna Borough
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).
Health care
17 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Chase.
Nearest hospitals
Mat-Su Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Palmer55.6 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
2
Dentists
2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
5
Mental health providers
8
Pharmacies
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Chase
Parks (2 nearby)
Talkeetna River Park · 2 acres4.4 mi
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Nagley's General Store4.3 mi
The Alaska Country Store7.1 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
Talkeetna Public Library2.9 mi
Trapper Creek Public Library5.3 mi
Museums (2 nearby)
Susitna Salmon Center4.3 mi
Talkeetna Historical Society Museum4.3 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Sheldon Community Arts Hangar4.3 mi
Counts are within about 8 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Talkeetna ElementaryTalkeetna
Pre-K–5
121
Public
3.9 mi
Susitna Valley HighTalkeetna
6–12
233
Public
9.2 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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