title: North Lakes, Alaska
text: # North Lakes, Alaska
  
  North Lakes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census, after the split of the former CDP of Lakes. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area.
  
  ## Geography
  
  North Lakes is located northeast of Wasilla and west of Palmer; the CDP name refers to a chain of lakes in the community. It is bordered to the south by the South Lakes CDP.
  
  According to the United States Census Bureau, the North Lakes CDP has a total area of 17.2 square miles (44.6 $km^2),$ of which 15.5 square miles (40.1 $km^2)$ are land and 1.7 square miles (4.5 $km^2),$ or 10.12%, are water.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,450, the second most populated CDP in the borough and the fourth largest in the state.
  
  