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County GIS · Parcel viewers · October 19, 2026

Alaska GIS Maps by Borough: The Parcel Viewer Each Uses

Which parcel map software each Alaska borough and census area uses (21 of 29 verified), how to search the common viewers, and a link to every official map.

Looking for Alaska borough GIS maps? Alaska has no counties. Its county equivalents are 19 organized boroughs and 11 census areas that the Census Bureau draws in the Unorganized Borough. Our directory lists 29 entries because it still keeps the former Valdez-Cordova Census Area, split into the Chugach and Copper River census areas in 2019, as one entry. Their official parcel maps do not all run on the same software. Knowing which viewer a borough or census area uses tells you what the search box expects and where the parcel details are.

Searching property records across Alaska is easier once you know which kind of map you are about to open. We checked the official viewer listed for each of the 29 Alaska entries in the Platbookmapper directory and tallied them by platform.

Alaska at a glance

11 of these entries point to a statewide viewer rather than a borough-run site (Alaska Statewide Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer). A statewide map is handy for crossing borough or census area lines, but the local office is still where deeds and tax records are kept.

The most populous boroughs and census areas

The busiest offices are worth knowing first, since most searches land there.

Name 2023 population Viewer
Anchorage Municipality 286,075 local web map
Matanuska-Susitna Borough 115,239 Alaska Statewide Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer
Fairbanks North Star Borough 94,840 ArcGIS Experience Builder
Kenai Peninsula Borough 61,223 local web map
Juneau City and Borough 31,555 local web map

How to search the most common viewers in Alaska

Alaska Statewide Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer (11 entries, e.g. Aleutians West Census Area, Bristol Bay Borough, Denali Borough)

  1. From the borough's or census area's Platbookmapper page, open the Alaska Statewide Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer link. It opens in a new tab.
  2. Search for an address or parcel number if the viewer has a search box, or pan and zoom to the property.
  3. Click a parcel to read the attributes the statewide layer carries. Field names vary from place to place.
  4. Statewide layers are compiled copies, so confirm ownership, tax and deed details with the local assessor or recorder.

local web map (4 entries, e.g. Anchorage Municipality, Juneau City and Borough, Kenai Peninsula Borough)

  1. Open the local web map.
  2. Search for the property or pan and zoom to it.
  3. Click the lot to bring up what the borough publishes about it.
  4. Look for print or measure tools if you need a quick map or rough size.

ArcGIS Experience Builder (3 entries, e.g. Fairbanks North Star Borough, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Lake and Peninsula Borough)

  1. Open the link. This viewer is an ArcGIS Experience Builder app, so its layout is custom to the publisher.
  2. Look for a search box or search widget and type in a street address or parcel ID.
  3. Click a parcel to see its details in a pop-up or side panel.
  4. Check the toolbar for a layer list or basemap switcher if you want aerials or other layers.

Every Alaska entry and its viewer

Name Seat 2023 population Official viewer type
Aleutians East Borough Sand Point 3,461 not listed yet
Aleutians West Census Area — 5,160 Alaska Statewide Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer
Anchorage Municipality — 286,075 local web map
Bethel Census Area — 18,224 not listed yet
Bristol Bay Borough Naknek 844 Alaska Statewide Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer
Denali Borough Healy 1,584 Alaska Statewide Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer
Dillingham Census Area — 4,607 Alaska Statewide Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer
Fairbanks North Star Borough Fairbanks 94,840 ArcGIS Experience Builder
Haines Borough Haines 2,070 ArcGIS Web AppBuilder
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area — 2,262 not listed yet
Juneau City and Borough — 31,555 local web map
Kenai Peninsula Borough Soldotna 61,223 local web map
Ketchikan Gateway Borough Ketchikan 13,738 ArcGIS Experience Builder
Kodiak Island Borough Kodiak 12,565 ArcGIS
Kusilvak Census Area — 8,001 not listed yet
Lake and Peninsula Borough King Salmon 1,331 ArcGIS Experience Builder
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Palmer 115,239 Alaska Statewide Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer
Nome Census Area — 9,763 Alaska Statewide Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer
North Slope Borough Utqiagvik 10,603 Alaska Statewide Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer
Northwest Arctic Borough Kotzebue 7,361 not listed yet
Petersburg Borough Petersburg 3,427 Alaska Statewide Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area — 5,696 not listed yet
Sitka City and Borough — 8,282 Alaska Statewide Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer
Skagway Municipality — 1,095 Alaska Statewide Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area — 7,077 not listed yet
Valdez-Cordova (former census area) — — ArcGIS Web AppBuilder
Wrangell City and Borough — 2,064 local web map
Yakutat City and Borough — 687 Alaska Statewide Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area — 5,129 not listed yet

Before you rely on what you find

Online parcel lines are drawn for tax mapping, not surveys, so they can sit a few feet off the real boundary. For anything legal, such as a fence, a sale or a dispute, use the recorded deed and a licensed surveyor. To check flood zones, soils or wetlands for a spot you found, open it on the Platbookmapper Land Map, which pulls FEMA, USDA and U.S. Fish & Wildlife layers.

See also: Alaska on Platbookmapper.

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