Sitka, Alaska

Sitka

*Sheetʼká* (Tlingit)
Ситка (Russian)
Sitka Sheetʼká (Tlingit); Ситка (Russian)
Consolidated city-borough
	City and Borough of Sitka
	Downtown Sitka in 1984
	Flag Seal
	Coordinates: 57°03′12″N 135°20′05″W / 57.05333°N 135.33472°W
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Colonized	1799, 1804
Incorporated	November 5, 1913 (city); September 24, 1963; (borough); December 2, 1971; (unified municipality);
Named after	Tlingit for "People on the outside of Shee"
Government
• Mayor	Steven Eisenbeisz
• State senator	Bert Stedman (R)
• State rep.	Rebecca Himschoot (I)
Area
• Consolidated city-borough	4,815.14 sq mi (12,471.16 km2)
• Land	2,870.06 sq mi (7,433.42 km2)
• Water	1,945.09 sq mi (5,037.75 km2)
• Urban	1.9 sq mi (5 km2)
Elevation	26 ft (8 m)
Population (2020)
• Consolidated city-borough	8,458
• Estimate (2025)	8,319
• Density	2.947/sq mi (1.138/km2)
• Urban	7,668
Time zone	UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP Code	99835
Area code	907
FIPS code	02-70540
GNIS feature ID	1414736
Website	cityofsitka.com

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Sitka (Tlingit: Sheetʼká; Russian: Ситка) is a unified city-borough in the southeast portion of the U.S. state of Alaska. It was under Russian rule from 1799 to 1867. The city is situated on the west side of Baranof Island and the south half of Chichagof Island in the Alexander Archipelago of the Pacific Ocean (part of the Alaska Panhandle). As of the 2020 census, Sitka had a population of 8,458, making it the fifth-most populated city in the state.

With a consolidated land area of 2,870.3 square miles (7,434 square kilometers) and total area (including water) of 4,811.4 sq mi (12,461 km²), Sitka is the largest city by total area in the U.S.