Soldotna, Alaska

Soldotna, Alaska
City
From top left: Joyce K. Carver Memorial Library, Kenai Peninsula Borough Building, aerial view of the City of Soldotna, Central Peninsula Hospital, Soldotna Creek Park, and the Kenai Peninsula College.
Location of Soldotna, Alaska
Coordinates: 60°29′12″N 151°4′31″W / 60.48667°N 151.07528°W / 60.48667; -151.07528
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	Kenai Peninsula
Incorporated	July 1967
Area
• Total	7.41 sq mi (19.19 km2)
• Land	6.96 sq mi (18.01 km2)
• Water	0.45 sq mi (1.18 km2)
Elevation	105 ft (32 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	4,342
• Density	624.30/sq mi (241.05/km2)
Time zone	UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code	99669
Area code	907 (local exchange prefix: 260, 262)
FIPS code	02-71640
GNIS feature ID	1414025
Website	www.soldotna.org

Soldotna is a city in Alaska, United States. The town is popular for fishing. The largest King Salmon was caught in Soldotna. The fish weighed 97 lb 4 oz.

The Soldotna Airport is a city-owned, public use airport.

History

In 1947, after World War II, the United States let people have land on the Kenai Peninsula. This was done by the Homestead Act. A road was made from Cooper Landing to Kenai. Soldotna was the place for a bridge over the Kenai River.

Oil was discovered in the Swanson River area in 1957. More people came to the area because of this.

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