Valdez, Alaska

About Valdez

Set in the central part of Alaska, Valdez is a small town, home to 3,715 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Valdez is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 212.91 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 17 residents per square mile.

📰 Valdez News Today

• Valdez asks Alaska Supreme Court to overturn denial of redistricting lawsuit fees Alaska's News Source · Oct 8
• Opinion | She Could Flip the Senate. All She Wants to Talk About Are Fish and Diesel. The New York Times · Oct 5
• New interactive Alaska tsunami hazard map helps communities prepare Geophysical Institute · Oct 2
• Alaska travel: What it’s like kayaking on a glacier in peak summer NZ Herald · Oct 9
• Ribbon cutting at Blueberry Terrace: ACAH and the City of Valdez celebrate 20 new units of affordable housing Alaska Housing Finance Corporation · Aug 27

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Alaska headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Valdez Unique

• A top-25 city in Alaska by population (#15 of 149 incorporated places).
• Unusually large footprint: 212.91 sq mi of land — bigger than many US counties' seats.
• One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
• Alaska living: vast wilderness, midnight sun in summer, and true frontier spirit.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 1+ neighboring communities within 18 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Valdez

• Klondike Coffee (café)
• Mike's Palace Ristorante — pasta
• Nat Shack — tex-mex
• Roadside Potatohead Valdez
• The Fat Mermaid — american
• The Wheelhouse Restaurant and Sports Bar — american
• Alaska Halibut House — seafood
• Aunty Yum Yum Real Thai Food — thai
• Ernesto's Latin Cuisine
• Old Town Burger

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Dock Point Trail · Attraction
• Maxine & Jesse Whitney Museum · Museum
• Valdez Museum · Museum
• Lighthouse with Sea Lion · Attraction
• Solomon Gulch Hatchery Visitor Self Guided Tour · Attraction
• Valdez, Alaska Arch · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Valdez

• Dock Point reviews ★
• Glacier View Park reviews ★
• Goldfields Softball Complex reviews ★
• Meyring Park North reviews ★
• Meyring Park South reviews ★
• Ruth Pond Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Valdez

• George H. Gilson Middle School
• Hermon Hutchens Elementary
• Valdez High School
• Valdez Home School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Providence Valdez Medical Center · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Valdez

🏘️ Nearby Communities