Cohoe Alaska Map

About Cohoe, Alaska

Cohoe is a locality in Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,471. The population density is 8.1 people per km². Cohoe is located at 60.2670°N, 151.2982°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP code: 99610.

Cohoe emerges from the dense, dark spruce thickets where the Kasilof River carves its persistent path toward the sea. It lies 75.4 miles southwest of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 220°T), and is situated 3.5 miles south of Kalifornsky. The air here holds a sharp, metallic clarity, tasting of cold water and the vast, salt-heavy breath of the Pacific Ocean just a mile to the west. Across the horizon, the distant, jagged spine of the Kenai Mountains catches the low-slung, subarctic light, turning from slate gray to a bruised violet as the sun retreats. Inland, the landscape softens into the quiet, still waters of Upper Cohoe Lake, where the reflection of the sky mimics the deep, unwavering patience of the taiga.

Cohoe maintains a rugged, self-reliant character, shaped by the seasonal pulse of the fish runs that have long defined the rhythms of its inhabitants. Life here unfolds with a deliberate intensity, centered on the Kasilof River Special Use Area, where the land serves both as a resource and a sanctuary. The economy remains tethered to the wild, oscillating with the cycles of the tides and the migratory urgencies of the salmon, while the memory of the landscape is held in the silence of the woods. Residents move through the days with the awareness that they occupy a thin, vital margin of earth, situated between the ancient reach of the tidal flats and the immense, indifferent scale of the wilderness that stretches beyond the reach of any road.

About This Cohoe Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cohoe, Alaska. Coordinates: 60.266971, -151.298172. 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 Cohoe includes the ZIP code (99610), telephone area code (907), county seat of Kenai Peninsula, and school district assignment (Kenai Peninsula 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.