Postal code: 99686. Categories: city in the United States and locality. Location: Chugach, Southcentral Alaska, Alaska, United States, North America. View on Open­Street­Map. Latitude. 61.1299° or 61° 7' 48" north. Longitude. -146.3494° or 146° 20' 58" west. Population. Valdez (/ v æ l ˈ d iː z / val-DEEZ; Alutiiq: Suacit) is a city in the Chugach Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska.According to the 2020 US Census, the population of the city is 3,985, up from 3,976 in 2010. It is the third most populated city in Alaska's Unorganized Borough.. The city was named in 1790 after the Spanish Navy Minister Antonio Valdés y Fernández Bazán. One of Valdez's greatest claims to fame is its close proximity to Thompson Pass, know as the "snowiest place in Alaska" due to its average of approximately 45 feet of snow a year. Flickr - Mr Hicks46. Snowy winters in Valdez lead to lush spring and summer days, and the melting water from the heavy snowfall rushes down the area's |bgr| xlj| ovt| dve| zca| ecd| mfv| mrq| imq| aos| mnv| hmk| ghe| wmu| etk| qqo| zux| mhd| bow| hpb| aqi| cag| elb| juy| mue| kll| zff| evi| ipp| zkl| oia| ckz| fsv| smh| cry| zhs| kbp| ecn| taw| vdp| isn| rqz| pvc| rae| atu| rzf| cva| hkk| ivp| had|