Silver Springs Alaska Map

About Silver Springs, Alaska

Silver Springs is a locality in Copper River, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 111. The population density is 16.7 people per km². Silver Springs is located at 62.0193°N, 145.3583°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) timezone. ZIP code: 99573.

Silver Springs occupies a vast, hushed expanse of subarctic wilderness where the Copper River carves a relentless, silt-heavy path through the earth. It lies 132.2 miles east-northeast of North Lakes, AK (from North Lakes, AK: bearing 77°T), and is situated 69.3 miles north-northeast of Valdez. The landscape surrounding Silver Springs is defined by the immense scale of the interior, where the horizon is dominated by the distant, jagged silhouette of the Wrangell Mountains. Here, the air holds a sharp, metallic clarity that bites at the lungs, and the ground is a sprawling tapestry of taiga and tundra, punctuated by the occasional dark stand of spruce. Just seven miles away, the rugged boundaries of Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve offer a sanctuary for grizzly and raven, creating a wild perimeter that keeps the modern world at a respectful distance. When the light fades, the sky takes on a bruised, violet hue that seems to deepen the silence of the plains, making the proximity of the river feel like the only pulse in a frozen land.

History in Silver Springs is written in the tracks of those who moved through the interior, seeking passage toward the interior gold fields or following the iron artery of industrial ambition. The regional economy remains tethered to the land’s raw resources, shaped by the cycles of the seasons and the heavy, industrial rhythm of the oil pipeline that threads through the brush. Life here moves with a deliberate, tempered pace, far removed from the clutter of denser maps, and residents find a quiet kinship in the challenge of the climate. While Klutina Lake waits twenty-two miles away in the cooling shadows, the local character is forged by the Copper River, a waterway that demands constant vigilance and respect. People in Silver Springs navigate their days with a pragmatic grace, knowing that in this immense territory, the landscape dictates the terms of survival and the quiet beauty of a life lived in the shadow of giants.

About This Silver Springs Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Silver Springs, Alaska. Coordinates: 62.019311, -145.358311. 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 Silver Springs includes the ZIP code (99573), telephone area code (907), county seat of Copper River, and school district assignment (Copper River 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.