Lakes

Lakes was a census-designated place in , United States. It was split in two CDPs for 2020 Census purposes: North Lakes and South Lakes.
  • Type: Locality with 8,360 residents
  • Description: census designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States
  • Also known as: Lakes CDP”, “Lakes, AK”, and “Lakes, Alaska

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wolf Lake Airport.

Aerodrome
is a privately owned, publicly used airport located in , . The airport is located between Palmer and . The airport was founded in 1982 by Maurice Wilson. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Lakes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gateway and Wasilla.

Locality
is a census-designated place in , , United States. It is part of the . is situated 3 miles southeast of Lakes.

is a city of 9,000 people in . is the last city of significant size on the Parks Highway northward; therefore, it is a frequent stopping point if traveling by car to , or other points north.

Lakes

Latitude
61.60752° or 61° 36′ 27″ north
Longitude
-149.32279° or 149° 19′ 22″ west
Population
8,360
Elevation
358 feet (109 metres)
Open location code
93HGJM5G+2V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 33037349
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
7262905
Wiki­data ID
Q180085
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Satellite Map

Discover Lakes from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Basque to Volapük—“Lakes” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Lakes
  • Catalan: Lakes
  • Cebuano: Lakes
  • Chechen: Лейкс
  • Chinese: Lakes
  • Chinese: 萊克斯
  • Dutch: Lakes
  • French: Lakes
  • German: Lakes
  • Irish: Lakes
  • Italian: Lakes
  • Ladin: Lakes
  • Min Nan Chinese: Lakes
  • Newari: लेक्स, अलास्का
  • Newari: लेक्स
  • Persian: لیکس، آلاسکا
  • Persian: لیکس
  • Polish: Lakes
  • Portuguese: Lakes
  • Russian: Лейкс
  • Serbian: Лејкс
  • Serbo-Croatian: Lakes, Alaska
  • Serbo-Croatian: Lakes
  • South Azerbaijani: لئیکس، آلاسکا
  • South Azerbaijani: لئیکس
  • Spanish: Lakes (Alaska)
  • Spanish: Lakes
  • Swedish: Lakes, Alaska
  • Swedish: Lakes
  • Tatar: Лейкс
  • Ukrainian: Лейкс
  • Urdu: لیکس، الاسکا
  • Urdu: لیکس
  • Volapük: Lakes

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Anderson Lake Airport and Cottonwood Lake Seaplane Base.

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