Kasilof Alaska Map

About Kasilof, Alaska

Kasilof is a locality in Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 525. The population density is 19.4 people per km². Kasilof is located at 60.3193°N, 151.2329°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP code: 99610.

Kasilof draws its character from the relentless, silver pulse of the Kasilof River as it carves a path toward the Pacific Ocean. It lies 76.5 miles southwest of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 218°T), and is situated 5.6 miles south of Kalifornsky. The landscape is defined by the heavy, low-hanging light of the subarctic, where the dark silhouettes of spruce forest meet the expansive, muted tones of the sky. Only a mile away, the quiet stillness of Pollard Lake reflects the shifting clouds, providing a calm counterpoint to the swifter currents nearby. To the distant east, the jagged, snow-dusted spine of the Kenai Mountains marks the horizon, a constant, silent presence that reminds those living here of the immense, indifferent scale of the terrain. The air carries a sharp, metallic tang of salt and cold water, a sensory reminder that the vast, open coastline lies only three miles from the reach of the tide.

Kasilof maintains a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the cycle of the salmon, an economy built on the harvest of the river and the quiet persistence of those who work the land. Men and women gather at the Kasilof River Special Use Area to navigate the seasonal runs, their lives tethered to the health of the water and the shifting tides of the industry. The history of the place is etched into the weathered siding of cabins and the sturdy, unadorned machinery left to rest in the tall grass. Beyond the immediate banks, the geography opens toward the distant expanse of Clam Gulch, where the earth gives way to the sea. Life here avoids the frantic pace of larger hubs, favoring instead a stoic endurance where the call of a raven or the distant roar of a bush plane serves as the only clock, measuring the slow drift of the long, gray afternoons.

About This Kasilof Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kasilof, Alaska. Coordinates: 60.319336, -151.232884. 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 Kasilof 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.