About Cordova
Cordova is a small town in central Alaska counting 2,413 people who proudly call it home.
Officially, Cordova is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 61.35 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 39 residents per square mile.
📰 Cordova News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Cordova Unique
- A top-25 city in Alaska by population (#20 of 149 incorporated places).
- One of 8 places in the US named Cordova — but the Alaska one has a character all its own.
- One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
- Alaska living: vast wilderness, midnight sun in summer, and true frontier spirit.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Cordova
- Baja Taco — mexican
- Copper River Brewing
- How Brewed! — coffee shop (café)
- Jen’s Pizzaria — pizza
- Kayak Cafe (café)
- The Whale's Tale — coffee shop (café)
- OK Restaurant — chinese
- Powder house — burger
- Reluctant Fisherman Inn — regional
- The Jump — coffee shop (café)
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Cordova Museum · Museum
- Prince William Sound Science Center · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cordova
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Cordova
- Cordova Jr/Sr High School
- Cordova School District Innovative Learning
- Mt. Eccles Elementary
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Cordova Community Medical Center · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.