Sterling (Alaska)
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Location in Alaska
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| 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.