Alaska recording districts: where deeds are recorded
Alaska has no counties and its boroughs do not record deeds. The Department of Natural Resources Recorder's Office records land documents for the whole state in 34 recording districts, served from offices in Anchorage and Fairbanks.
On this page
Deeds are recorded by the state, not the borough
- Who holds it
- State, not county or borough: the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) State Recorder's Office records all land documents in 34 recording districts, served by two offices (Anchorage, 550 West 7th Ave., Suite 108, (907) 269-8876; Fairbanks, 3700 Airport Way, (907) 452-3521). Alaska has no counties and boroughs do not record deeds.1
- How to search
- Search the statewide grantor/grantee and location (legal description) indexes online or on public terminals at the Anchorage or Fairbanks office; index covers 1970 to present; pre-1970 documents require the Historic Book indexes. Order copies by mail from any district, via the Online Copy Request (emailed), or by calling the Archives Unit in Anchorage (907-269-8884) for pre-1970 and plat copies.2
- No counties: Alaska is divided into organized boroughs (some unified city-boroughs) and one unorganized borough with no borough government. County-level record functions are handled by the state (deeds, UCC, courts, vital records, business names) or by boroughs/cities (property tax).3
- Single state recording system: DNR State Recorder's Office, 34 recording districts, two offices (Anchorage and Fairbanks). Recording districts do not match borough boundaries; use DNR Find Your District.4
Find the recording district for a property
Recording districts follow their own boundaries, so the borough a property is in does not tell you its district. The Recorder's Office publishes three tools:4
- Find Your District (DNR)
- Interactive recording district map (DNR)
- Recording district map with boroughs (PDF, DNR)
The 34 recording districts and their offices
Each district is handled by one of two offices. Both are open Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. – 3:30 P.M.4
| Office | Address and phone | Recording districts |
|---|---|---|
| Anchorage office | 550 West 7th Ave., Suite 108, Anchorage, AK 99501-3564 (907) 269-88764 | Aleutian Islands, Anchorage, Bristol Bay, Chitina, Cordova, Haines, Homer, Iliamna, Juneau, Kenai, Ketchikan, Kodiak, Kvichak, Palmer, Petersburg, Seldovia, Seward, Sitka, Skagway, Talkeetna, Valdez, Wrangell (22) |
| Fairbanks office | 3700 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK 99709-4699 (907) 452-35214 | Barrow, Bethel, Cape Nome, Fairbanks, Ft. Gibbon, Kotzebue, Kuskokwim, Manley Hot Springs, Mt. McKinley, Nenana, Nulato, Rampart (12) |
Copy fees
- Copy fee
- $1.25 first page, $0.25 each additional page of the same instrument (photocopy); full-scale plat copies $5.00/sheet on paper, $12.00/sheet on mylar; conformed copy at time of recording $2.00 (limit 1).5
- Certified copy fee
- $5.00 certification fee per document (plus copy fee).5
Alaska's boroughs and census areas
The Census Bureau counts 30 county-equivalents in Alaska: organized boroughs (some unified with a city) and census areas in the unorganized borough, which has no borough government.6 Property tax, where it is levied, is handled by the borough or city; deeds, courts and vital records are state functions.
- Aleutians East Borough
- Aleutians West Census Area
- Anchorage Municipality
- Bethel Census Area
- Bristol Bay Borough
- Chugach Census Area
- Copper River Census Area
- Denali Borough
- Dillingham Census Area
- Fairbanks North Star Borough
- Haines Borough
- Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
- Juneau City and Borough
- Kenai Peninsula Borough
- Ketchikan Gateway Borough
- Kodiak Island Borough
- Kusilvak Census Area
- Lake and Peninsula Borough
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough
- Nome Census Area
- North Slope Borough
- Northwest Arctic Borough
- Petersburg Borough
- Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
- Sitka City and Borough
- Skagway Municipality
- Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
- Wrangell City and Borough
- Yakutat City and Borough
- Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Courts, vital records and other Alaska records: Alaska public records guide.
Sources
Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 6 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.
- Recorder's Office homeAlaska DNR Recorder's Office
- About the ProcessAlaska DNR Recorder's Office
- AS 29.03.010 Unorganized borough establishmentAlaska State Legislature
- Recorder's/UCC - Places of RecordAlaska DNR Recorder's Office
- Recording FeesAlaska DNR Recorder's Office
- Government Units List 2026US Census Bureau