Alaska became the 49th state on January 3, 1959. Juneau is the state capital. There are currently 4 city boroughs, 15 organized boroughs and 11 unorganized boroughs for a total of 30 boroughs.
Click on a Borough below to learn more:
City Boroughs (4)
Organized Boroughs (15)
Aleutians East – Sand Point
Bristol Bay – Naknek
Denali – Nenana
Fairbanks North Star – Fairbanks
Haines – Haines
Kenai Peninsula – Kenai / Homer / Seward
Ketchikan Gateway – Ketchikan
Kodiak Island – Kodiak
Lake and Peninsula – King Salmon (no courthouse – see Bethel)
Mantanuska-Susitina – Palmer
North Slope – Utqiagvik ( Barrow )
Northwest Arctic – Kotzebue
Petersburg – Petersburg
Skagway – Skagway
Yakutat – Yaktat
Unorganized Boroughs (11)
Aleutians West – Unalaska / Saint Paul Island
Bethel – Behel / Aniak
Chugach – Cordova
Copper River – Valdez / Glennallen
Dillingham – Dillingham
Hoonah-Angoon – Hoonah / Angoon
Kusilvak – Emmonak / Hooper Bay
Nome – Nome / Unalakleet
Prince of Wales-Hyder – Kake / Klawoch
Southeast Fairbanks – Delta Junction / Tok
Yukon-Koyukuk – Nenana (Denali) / Fort Yukon / Galena
Appellate Courts
Extra Pages
State Capitol – Juneau
Governor Mansion – Juneau