Sterling (Alaska)
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Location in Alaska
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Basic data | ||
State : | United States | |
State : | Alaska | |
Borough : | Kenai Peninsula Borough | |
Coordinates : | 60 ° 32 ′ N , 150 ° 48 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Alaska ( UTC − 9 / −8 ) | |
Residents : | 5,617 (as of 2010) | |
Population density : | 28.1 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 205.6 km 2 (approx. 79 mi 2 ) of which 200.2 km 2 (approx. 77 mi 2 ) is land |
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Height : | 67 m | |
Postal code : | 99672 | |
Area code : | +1 907 | |
FIPS : | 02-73070 | |
GNIS ID : | 1414063 |
Sterling is an American city in Alaska in the Kenai Peninsula Borough .
history
When a post office was opened on the site of today's Sterling in 1954, there were only a few settlers in the area. Sterling was chosen as the name for the post office because the Sterling Highway crossed the area.