Mostly Sutton-Alpine; also Chickaloon and Glacier View
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Around Sutton-Alpine
Distances
Nearest major airport
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)55 miles away
Closer regional airport
Merrill Field (MRI)50 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Anchorage, AK42 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Sutton-Alpine; 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
Sutton-Alpine had 1,038 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.
It’s the 58th 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 9°F. About 18.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sutton 1 W, 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
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sutton-Alpine.
Nearest hospitals
Mat-Su Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Palmer19.6 miles
Alaska Regional HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Anchorage49.9 miles
Providence Alaska Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Anchorage50.7 miles
Providers with an office here
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
2
Mental health providers
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 Sutton-Alpine
Parks (1 nearby)
Alpine Historical Park · 5 acres3.4 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Sutton Public Library3.4 mi
Counts are within about 5 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
Sutton ElementarySutton
Pre-K–5
54
Public
3.3 mi
Glacier View SchoolSutton
K–12
24
Public
34.8 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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