Knik-Fairview is a community in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, home to about 19,972 people across 74 square miles. Its ZIP code is 99623, and parts of 99652 and 99654 are in Knik-Fairview too.
Homes sold for a median of $267 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Knik-Fairview; also Meadow Lakes and Point MacKenzie
Mostly Big Lake; part is in Knik-Fairview
Part is in Knik-Fairview, part in North Lakes and Tanaina
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Knik-Fairview. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)30 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Anchorage, AK28 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Knik-Fairview; 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.
Knik-Fairview had 19,297 residents in the 2020 census, up 174% since 2000.
It’s the 4th 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 67°F in summer, and winter lows average 11°F. About 18.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 62 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Anderson Lake, AK weather station (8 miles 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).
52 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Knik-Fairview.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 9 |
| Mental health providers | 34 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 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.
Parks (13 nearby)
Grocery stores (4 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (3 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 5.5 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 Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dena'Ina Elementary SchoolWasilla | Pre-K–5 | 396 | Public | 6.4 mi |
| Joe Redington Senior Jr/Sr High SchoolWasilla | 6–12 | 497 | Public | 6.5 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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Shares ZIP codes with North Lakes, Tanaina, Wasilla, Meadow Lakes, South Lakes, Big Lake, Point MacKenzie, Fishhook and Houston.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.