Chase Alaska Map

About Chase, Alaska

Chase is a locality in Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 19. Chase is located at 62.4182°N, 149.9362°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP code: 99676.

Chase emerges from the dense, evergreen taiga as a quiet collection of clearings carved into the dense Alaskan interior. It lies 62.8 miles north-northwest of North Lakes, AK (from North Lakes, AK: bearing 336°T), and is situated 59.2 miles north-northwest of Meadow Lakes. The landscape here is defined by the relentless presence of the Alaska Range, which looms forty miles to the west like a jagged, snow-dusted spine against the subarctic sky. Only a mile away, the persistent, low murmur of Wiggle Creek provides a constant soundtrack to the stillness of the woods, its waters winding through the dark spruce and birch. As the sun dips low, the light stretches across the forest floor in thin, amber fingers, turning the shadows of the trees into long, violet reaching shapes that pull across the mossy ground.

Chase remains a place where the rhythm of life is dictated by the arrival of the train and the seasonal pulse of the wilderness. Historically, the locality grew as a rugged outpost along the rail line, serving those who sought to harvest the timber and navigate the vast, unforgiving interior. Today, the economy leans on a solitary, self-reliant existence, with residents drawing their sustenance from the wild and maintaining a connection to the nearby Talkeetna Recreation River for limited outdoor access. Though the silence of the woods is profound, the occasional drone of a bush plane serves as a reminder of the immense scale of the region, emphasizing that Chase exists as a singular, isolated point of human endurance amidst a sprawling, ancient expanse.

About This Chase Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Chase, Alaska. Coordinates: 62.418236, -149.936172. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Chase includes the ZIP code (99676), telephone area code (907), county seat of Matanuska-Susitna, and school district assignment (Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.