Alaska has no state-run passport service. Every U.S. passport is issued by the U.S. Department of State, and the offices on this page are acceptance facilities. They check your documents, watch you sign the application and send it on for processing. Across a state of more than 660,000 square miles, that work is spread over a patchwork of local counters, from Anchorage to Little Diomede Island.

This page covers 43 listings, so the practical question is rarely whether an office exists. It is which one you can reach and when it is open. The sections below explain how the system works in Alaska and where to start.

How Passport Acceptance Works in Alaska

The federal rules are the same here as in the other 49 states. What changes is who hosts the counter. The State Department authorizes acceptance facilities, and the usual hosts are post offices, clerks of court, public libraries and local government offices. The Alaska Court System Passport Office at 500 Water St in Cordova is one court-based example in our database. The Haines Borough Passport Office at 104 3rd Avenue carries a local-government name. The University of Alaska Passport Office at 528 Seward Street in Dillingham is named for a local institution.

Alaska also has no counties in the usual sense. The state is divided into organized boroughs, the Municipality of Anchorage, and a large Unorganized Borough that the Census Bureau splits into census areas. Our directory uses county-style labels for all of them, which is why you will see names such as Valdez-Cordova (CA) County. The labels help you group nearby offices. They do not decide which office you must use, because any acceptance facility can take your application.

You must apply in person on Form DS-11 if you want a first passport or you are under 16. The same applies if your last passport was lost, stolen or damaged, or if it was issued before you turned 16 or more than 15 years ago. Adults with an undamaged passport issued at age 16 or older, within the past 15 years, can usually renew by mail. For a remote Alaska address, mail renewal may save a long flight, so check your eligibility before you plan any trip to an office.

What to Bring to an Alaska Acceptance Facility

Arrive with everything in original form, plus copies. Staff cannot accept an incomplete package, and a second trip can cost a day of flying or a ferry ride.

As of this writing, the application fee is $130 for a first adult passport book and $100 for a child under 16. Each also carries a $35 acceptance fee. Fees change, so confirm current amounts with the State Department before you go. Expedited service costs extra.

Anchorage and Southcentral Alaska: Where the Offices Cluster

Anchorage has five listings, more than any other city, and it is where most Alaskans with a choice go. The Girdwood Passport Office at 118 Lindblad Avenue (907-783-2922) serves the ski-resort community roughly 40 miles south of downtown along the Seward Highway. You can compare every location and phone number in Anchorage Municipality County before you drive.

South of Anchorage, the Kenai Peninsula forms a separate cluster. The Kenai Passport Office at 140 Bidarka Street (907-283-7771), the Homer Passport Office at 3658 Heath Street (907-235-6120) and the Cooper Landing Passport Office at 38741 Snug Harbor Road (907-595-1234) are all listed under Kenai Peninsula County. Peninsula distances are long and the Sterling Highway can slow down in summer, so call ahead for hours before you set out.

East of Anchorage, the Prince William Sound College Copper Basin Passport Office at 188 Glenn Highway in Glennallen (907-822-3673) serves a wide, thinly populated area. Cordova is not connected to the road system. Residents there rely on the court system counter at 500 Water St (907-424-3378) or travel by air or ferry to another town.

Southeast Alaska: Juneau, Ketchikan and the Island Communities

Southeast towns are separated by water and mountains. Juneau, the state capital, has no road connection to the rest of North America. The Mendenhall Passport Office at 9491 Vintage Boulevard (907-789-0934) is one of two listings in Juneau City and Borough County. Farther south, the Ketchikan Passport Office at 3609 Tongass Avenue (907-225-9602) serves the Ketchikan Gateway area.

Haines (104 3rd Avenue, 907-766-2231) and Klawock (6488 Klawock-Hollis Highway on Prince of Wales Island, 907-755-2977) round out the region. Travel between these communities usually means the Alaska Marine Highway ferry system, which the state Department of Transportation and Public Facilities operates, or a small plane. Weather can cancel both. Schedule your passport visit for a day when you are already in town, and never leave an application until the week before international travel.

Interior, Western and Arctic Alaska: Reaching Offices Off the Road System

Fairbanks has the Fairbanks Downtown Station Passport Office at 315 Barnette Street (907-452-3223). Along the highways to the southeast, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County has three listings. Two are Delta Junction at 2288 Deborah Street (907-895-4656) and Northway at 6650 Northway Rd (907-778-2255). Northway lies near the Canadian border on the Alaska Highway, which matters for drivers heading to Yukon. Cantwell, at 210 George Parks Hwy (907-768-2292), is the listing under Denali County.

Western Alaska depends on air travel. The Bethel Passport Office at 300 State Highway and the Aniak Passport Office at 101 Boundary Ave (907-675-4314) are both in Bethel Census Area County. We have no phone number on file for Bethel, so confirm hours before you fly in. Dillingham (528 Seward Street, 907-842-5109) serves the Bristol Bay region, and the Nome Passport Office at 113 Front Street (907-443-2401) serves the Seward Peninsula. In the Arctic, the Barrow Passport Office at 2022 Ahkovak Street (907-852-5661) is listed under the older name of what is now officially Utqiaġvik.

The island and Aleutian offices include Kodiak at 419 Lower Mill Bay Road (907-486-4721), Cold Bay at #10 Baranov Road, and King Cove at 289 Ram's Creek Rd (907-497-2210). King Salmon is at Air Force Base Rd., Bldg. 150 (907-246-4222), and Chignik Lake is at 101 Riverfront Drive C Street (907-749-2220). Little Diomede is at 131 Walrus Street (907-686-3071). That island sits in the Bering Strait, about two and a half miles from Big Diomede in Russia, so a counter there is a rare find.

Planning Around Alaska Weather, Flights and Mail

Call before you travel. Small-community counters may keep limited hours, and some take applications only by appointment. Several of our listings have no phone number on file, so confirm with the host community first. Allow generous processing time, because mail to and from remote villages can be slow. Routine processing takes several weeks, and the State Department offers expedited service for an extra fee. For urgent travel, appointments are handled at passport agencies, and none of them is in Alaska.

Plan ahead for road trips too. Driving the Alaska Highway into Canada requires a passport book or passport card, and a driver's license alone will not do. The card costs less and works for land and sea crossings with Canada and Mexico. It cannot be used for international flights.

Passport acceptance facilities in Alaska are distributed across post offices, county clerks' offices, and public libraries, providing residents with accessible locations to submit passport applications without traveling to a regional agency. Alaska residents with urgent travel needs may also have access to a regional passport agency for in-person expedited service.

Passport Offices locations are available in 38 cities across Alaska. They are spread across 20 counties.

Cities with the highest concentration of passport offices include Anchorage, Juneau, Kenai, reflecting larger populations and greater volumes of international travelers requiring passport services.

Residents of Alaska should verify that their chosen acceptance facility accepts walk-ins or requires an appointment, as policies vary by location. Processing times fluctuate with seasonal demand, so applying several months before planned international travel is strongly advised.

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Residents of Alaska applying for a passport should complete their application form in advance, gather all required documents including proof of citizenship and a compliant passport photo, and confirm whether their chosen facility requires an appointment. Many passport renewal applicants in Alaska can mail their DS-82 form directly to a processing center, avoiding an in-person visit altogether.

Browse Passport Offices by county across Alaska to find the nearest location.

Choosing the Right Alaska Passport Office for Your Situation

With 43 listings in 38 cities, most Alaskans have at least one counter within reach, but reach is relative. A Girdwood resident is a short drive from the Anchorage options. Someone in Chignik Lake or Little Diomede must plan around flights or boats. Start by matching your situation to the nearest hub, then call before you go.

On the Arctic coast, the Barrow listing is the only one in North Slope County, so North Slope residents with first-time or child applications often have a single local choice. Where a village has no counter, look at the regional hub and remember that you may apply at any acceptance facility in the country. That includes one in a city where you are already traveling for medical care, school or work.

Many Alaskans fly out of Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) for Pacific and European trips, and Anchorage errands are often combined with a passport visit. Whatever the region, a few habits help. Bring originals and copies, leave the DS-11 unsigned until the agent asks, and carry a payment method the facility accepts. Children must appear in person. After you apply, keep your receipt and use the State Department's online status tool to follow the application.

Alaska Passport Questions Answered

No. Passports are federal documents issued by the U.S. Department of State, and Alaska state government neither issues nor approves them. What Alaska offers is local hosting of acceptance facilities. Entries in our directory include a court system counter in Cordova, a borough-named office in Haines and a college-linked location in Glennallen. Staff at these counters verify your identity, witness your signature and mail the application. They cannot approve it, speed up processing or answer case-specific questions. For those, contact the National Passport Information Center or check your status through the State Department's online tracker.

Often yes. If your most recent passport is undamaged, was issued when you were 16 or older, and was issued within the last 15 years, you can generally renew by mail with Form DS-82. You do not need to visit an office. You send the old passport, a new photo and payment to the address on the form. For a remote Alaska address, that can save a flight to Bethel, Nome or Anchorage. Allow extra time for postal transit in both directions, and keep your tracking information. If your name has changed, read the form instructions first, because you may need a certified legal document.

Children under 16 must apply in person on Form DS-11, and both parents or guardians normally appear with the child. If one parent cannot come, bring a signed Form DS-3053 consent statement and a photocopy of that parent's ID. You also need the child's certified birth certificate showing the parents' names, both parents' IDs with photocopies, and one 2x2-inch photo. A child's passport is valid for five years, compared with ten for an adult. Many Alaska parents work seasonally on the North Slope or at sea, so arrange the consent form before your appointment.

Yes. U.S. citizens driving into Canada should carry a passport book or passport card, or another approved border document such as a Trusted Traveler card. An Alaska driver's license alone is not enough, and Alaska does not issue enhanced licenses. Drivers leave the state on the Alaska Highway past Delta Junction and Northway, on the Klondike Highway from Skagway, or on the Haines Highway from Haines. The passport card is the cheaper choice if you only cross by land or sea. Apply well before a summer trip, since offices near the highway corridor may have limited hours.

Yes. A valid U.S. passport book or card is acceptable identification at TSA checkpoints. Since May 7, 2025, travelers 18 and older need a REAL ID-compliant license or another accepted document, such as a passport, to board domestic flights from airports with TSA screening, including Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau. The Alaska DMV also issues REAL ID-compliant licenses and ID cards. Many small-community flights run without TSA screening, but airlines can still ask for identification. Carry a passport or another accepted ID whenever you fly, even on short regional hops.

Apply as early as you can, and avoid booking nonrefundable travel until the passport is in hand. Routine processing takes several weeks, and expedited service costs extra. Add mailing time on top, since envelopes to and from rural Alaska can take longer than in the Lower 48. Many countries also require a passport valid for months beyond your stay. An acceptance facility cannot speed up your application. For genuine emergencies or travel within 14 days, the State Department offers appointments at its passport agencies, and none is located in Alaska.