THE WHITTIER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Pacific Coastal Mountains setting.
Whittier city has 12.3 square miles of land in Chugach Census Area. 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
Whittier and Chugach Census Area
Whittier is associated with Chugach Census Area 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.
Whittier by land and water
The Census records 7.38 square miles of water within Whittier, or 37.6% of its total area. It is 0.6 percentage points higher than the 37% recorded for Chugach Census Area. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Whittier city has 94.2% of the land area of nearby Sunrise CDP (13 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.