Galena, Alaska

Galena Notaalee Denh
City
Galena following the 2013 flood
Galena Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 64°44′26″N 156°53′8″W / 64.74056°N 156.88556°W / 64.74056; -156.88556
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Census Area	Yukon-Koyukuk
Incorporated	October 26, 1971[1]
Area [2]
• Total	24.51 sq mi (63.47 km2)
• Land	17.65 sq mi (45.72 km2)
• Water	6.85 sq mi (17.75 km2)
Elevation	128 ft (39 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	472
• Density	26.74/sq mi (10.32/km2)
Time zone	UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code	99741
Area code	907
FIPS code	02-27530
GNIS feature ID	1402457
Website	http://www.ci.galena.ak.us/

Galena is a small village in Alaska with a population of 500+ people. Galena is located on the Yukon River about 270 miles west of Fairbanks Alaska by plane and 350 miles north of Anchorage, AK. During the summertime, the only way to get to Galena is by plane, boat, or barge, and during winter, the only ways in are by plane, snow-machine, dogsled, or other all-terrain vehicles. Galena has only two stores that get their materials in only by barge or plane. The two store names are Sweetsirs and Alaska Commercial Company.

1. ↑ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 58.
2. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
3. ↑ "Galena city, Alaska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2023.