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Street Names
Street Name Master List
Private Streets
Public Streets
Street name Changes
Street Names
We are the official regulatory authority on street names for the entire Municipality of Anchorage. Our Street Name Master List includes all known private streets and public streets.
Private Streets
Private streets are owned, maintained, and named by the property owner. Approved private street names are often used in address assignments for the homes or businesses accessed by that private street. It is also the responsibility of the property owner of private streets to post the street signs. The Municipal Traffic Department has a guideline on private street signs.
Public Streets
Public streets are defined as dedicated public rights-of-way, and are owned and maintained by the municipal or State government. Public streets are legally created on paper by plats, which are surveyed drawings of subdivisions of land. When a proposed plat is under review, we verify all proposed street names to ensure they comply with code. No new street name is approved that is a duplicate with any existing street within the entire municipality.
When the plat is officially recorded, and permits for new construction are applied for, we assign addresses using those new street names.
Street Name Changes
According to Municipal Code 21.15.133, the request for a street name change can be submitted by either a municipal agency, or by any citizen. A citizen's request must accompany a petition signed by 51% or more of the property owners along the street in question, and must show the existing street name and the proposed new street name, which must comply with code. There is a fee of $800.00 for this request. (This fee was raised from $200.00 on January 1, 2004.)
We will investigate the proposal, then proceed to contact all property owners along the street, informing them of the proposed change and inviting written comment for a period no less than 14 days. If comments received are primarily in support of the change, the Mayor then signs an Executive Order, officially changing the street name. At that time, another letter is sent to the property owners, where the Municipal Clerk’s office describes how to appeal this action to the Assembly, if so desired, within 30 days. At the end of the comment period, if no one has appealed, the change goes through, and we mail out change of address letters to all affected property owners. We also notify the Sign Shop, the USPS, emergency response, Alaska DOT, Municipal Street Maintenance, and all appropriate utilities.
For more information on this process, or on how to format a petition for a street name change, please contact us!
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