Alaska · Census place 0236400

Juneau, Alaska

Juneau is a city in Juneau, Alaska with an estimated 31,572 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 3rd largest of 26 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
31,572
#3 of 26 in Alaska
Change since 2020
-2.0%
-631 people
Land area
2,702.9 sq mi
+ 555.07 sq mi water
Density
12 / sq mi
State median 445
Orange pin: Juneau. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Juneau.

Juneau population, 2020 to 2024

Juneau lost 631 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.0%. In the latest year it moved by +89. Among 11 Alaska places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 9th; the median place changed by -0.4%. The median place of 5,000+ in Alaska has 8,033 people, so Juneau is 3.9 times that size.

32.2k202032.0k202131.7k202231.5k202331.6k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 32,250. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Juneau covers 2,702.92 square miles of land and 555.07 of water, for 12 people per square mile of land. The median Alaska place of 5,000+ has 445, so Juneau is less dense than the typical town.

What county Juneau is in

All of Juneau's residents live in Juneau, which had 31,572 residents in 2024. Juneau holds 100.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Juneau

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Juneau by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 99801, 99824. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Juneau is

The Census internal point of Juneau is at 58.372900, -134.178400. Juneau, the capital, is 10.1 miles WSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Anchorage, AK (289,600 people), 558.4 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
58.372900, -134.178400
DMS
58°22'22.44"N 134°10'42.24"W
UTM
8N 548057.5E 6470520.9N
Geohash
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Plus code
94C79RFC+5J

Daylight in Juneau

At 58.37° N, Juneau gets about 18 h 18 min of daylight around the June solstice and 6 h 21 min around the December solstice, a swing of 11 h 57 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Juneau

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Alaska, measured between internal points. The closest is Sitka, 92.5 miles away, with 8,355 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Juneau, AK?

31,572 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 631 (2.0%) from 32,203 in July 2020.

What county is Juneau in?

Juneau. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Juneau?

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 99801, 99824.

How far is Juneau from Juneau?

10.1 miles (16.2 km) in a straight line, heading WSW from Juneau.

What is the nearest larger city to Juneau?

Anchorage, AK, with 289,600 residents, 558.4 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.