Cordova Alaska Map
Explore Cordova, Alaska, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Cordova, Alaska
How to Use This Cordova, Alaska Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Cordova, Alaska. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Alaska or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Cordova.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Cordova |
| State | Alaska (AK) |
| County | Chugach |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) |
| Latitude | 60.530138 |
| Longitude | -145.642065 |
| Population | 2,609 |
| Density | 16.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 99574 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| School District | Cordova City School District |
About Cordova, Alaska
Cordova is a locality in Chugach, Alaska, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,609. The population density is 16.4 people per km². Cordova is located at 60.5301°N, 145.6421°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. Cordova is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99574.Cordova anchors the rugged edge of the continent, where the salt-heavy air of Prince William Sound collides with the dense, emerald expanse of the Chugach National Forest. It lies 139.9 miles east-southeast of North Lakes, AK (from North Lakes, AK: bearing 121°T), and is situated 45.2 miles south-southeast of Valdez. The landscape is defined by the sharp, dramatic verticality of the terrain, where the dark, jagged heights of the Chugach Mountains loom on the distant horizon like silent sentinels. Beneath these peaks, the earth yields to the quiet, reflective waters of Odiak Lagoon, while the nearby silhouette of Spike Island sits solitary against the tides. Farther inland, the landscape reveals the hidden power of the wilderness, punctuated by the cold, rushing descent of Eccles Creek and the distant, thunderous presence of Ohman Falls. In the late afternoon, the subarctic light softens into a bruised violet, turning the gray expanse of the water into a mirror for the towering, ancient ice of Sheridan Glacier.
Cordova maintains a singular, resilient character forged by its deep connection to the bounty of the sea and the isolation of the northern frontier. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the salmon runs, a lifeblood that has sustained the inhabitants through generations of shifting industry and maritime tradition. Residents often navigate the Eyak Trail to find solitude among the spruce, a path that offers a quiet passage through the dense, damp woods that define the regional geography. Life in Cordova moves with a deliberate, unhurried pace, dictated by the unpredictable temperament of the weather and the immense, indifferent scale of the surrounding wild. Whether one is watching the fog roll in off the sound or observing the ravens that patrol the harbor, there is a constant, humbling awareness that the wilderness here does not merely surround the inhabitants, but actively shapes the quiet, rugged fiber of their daily existence.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Chugach National Forest (National Forest) — 0.0 mi, 007° N · 5.4M acres
- Copper River Delta Critical Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 163° S
- Cordova Museum (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 284° W
- Prince William Sound Science Center (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 305° NW
- Copper Sands Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 10.9 mi, 178° S
- Canoe Passage State Marine Park (State Conservation Area) — 11.7 mi, 264° W
- Olsen Bay Creek Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 23.1 mi, 318° NW
- Keystone Canyon (Viewpoint) — 37.7 mi, 346° N
- Horsetail Falls (Attraction) — 38.2 mi, 347° N
- Bridalveil Falls (Attraction) — 38.3 mi, 347° N
- Rudleston Falls (Attraction) — 39.1 mi, 348° N
- Solomon Gulch Hatchery Visitor Self Guided Tour (Attraction) — 44.3 mi, 330° NW
- Valdez Civic Center (Cinema) — 47.7 mi, 330° NW
- Valdez - The All-American Route (Public Artwork) — 47.9 mi, 330° NW
- Maxine & Jesse Whitney Museum (Museum) — 48.1 mi, 330° NW
- Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 49.6 mi, 030° NE · 9.7M acres
- Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (National Park) — 49.6 mi, 030° NE · 8.0M acres
- Nellie Juan-College Fiord Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 59.2 mi, 331° NW · 2.2M acres
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About This Cordova Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cordova, Alaska. Coordinates: 60.530138, -145.642065. 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 Cordova includes the ZIP code (99574), telephone area code (907), county seat of Chugach, and school district assignment (Cordova City School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
