THE SUNRISE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Pacific Coastal Mountains setting.
Sunrise CDP has 13 square miles of land in Kenai Peninsula Borough. Its Census reference point is in Pacific Coastal Mountains.
Coastal Alaska's steep, wet mountains include large areas of glacial terrain. Rocky slopes and ice-covered highlands contrast with lower shrub-covered settings where vegetation can establish.
Regional context: Pacific Coastal Mountains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Sunrise and Kenai Peninsula Borough
Sunrise is associated with Kenai Peninsula Borough in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Sunrise by land and water
The Census records 0.01 square miles of water within Sunrise, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 35.1 percentage points lower than the 35.2% recorded for Kenai Peninsula Borough. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Sunrise CDP has 25.2% of the land area of nearby Hope CDP (51.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.