THE SUSITNA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Cook Inlet setting.
Susitna CDP has 216 square miles of land in Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Its Census reference point is in Cook Inlet.
Glacially shaped level and rolling terrain surrounds Cook Inlet. Spruce and hardwood vegetation occupies a relatively mild coastal setting compared with much of interior Alaska.
Regional context: Cook Inlet ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Susitna and Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Susitna is associated with Matanuska-Susitna 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.
Susitna by land and water
The Census records 2.74 square miles of water within Susitna, or 1.3% of its total area. It is 1 percentage points lower than the 2.2% recorded for Matanuska-Susitna Borough. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Susitna CDP has 1.9 times the land area of nearby Big Lake CDP (115.3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

