Hope, Alaska

Hope, Alaska
CDP
Hope, a former gold-mining town, is now a popular weekend retreat for Anchorage residents.
Location of Hope, Alaska
Coordinates: 60°55′10″N 149°38′31″W / 60.91944°N 149.64194°W / 60.91944; -149.64194Coordinates: 60°55′10″N 149°38′31″W / 60.91944°N 149.64194°W / 60.91944; -149.64194
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	Kenai Peninsula
Government
• Borough mayor	Mike Navarre
• State senator	Peter Micciche (R)
• State rep.	Mike Chenault (R)
Area
• Total	51.8 sq mi (134.1 km2)
• Land	51.7 sq mi (133.9 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation	43 ft (13 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	192
• Density	4.0/sq mi (1.5/km2)
Time zone	Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9)
• Summer (DST)	AKDT (UTC-8)
ZIP code	99605
Area code(s)	907
FIPS code	02-33580
GNIS feature ID	1422645

Hope is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2010 census the population was 192.

Hope is located at 60°55′10″N 149°38′31″W / 60.91944°N 149.64194°W / 60.91944; -149.64194 (60.920280, -149.64028) (Sec. 33, T010N, R002W, Seward Meridian). Hope is located in the Seward Recording District.

Hope lies on the northern end of Kenai Peninsula, on the south shore of the Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet. The community lies on the 17-mile Hope Highway, northwest of the Seward Highway, near the mouth of Resurrection Creek. Winter temperatures range from 14 to 27 °F; summer temperatures vary from 45 to 65 °F. Average annual precipitation is 20 inches.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 51.8 square miles (134 km²), of which, 51.7 square miles (134 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (0.15%) is water.

Hope has a dry-summer continental subarctic climate (Köppen Dsc).

"Hope City" was a mining camp for Resurrection Creek, established in 1896. The Hope post office began operating in 1897. Portions of the town were destroyed in the 1964 Good Friday earthquake.