Fast Facts

Banks -- A bank is rarely far away, and all grocery stores and gas stations also have ATMs. Downtown, Wells Fargo (tel. 907/263-2016) has a branch in the 5th Avenue Mall (5th Ave. and D St.), with a foreign-exchange desk and wire-transfer services.

Hospitals -- Alaska Regional Hospital is at 2801 DeBarr Rd. (tel. 907/276-1131; www.alaskaregional.com), and Providence Alaska Medical Center is at 3200 Providence Dr. (tel. 907/562-2211; www.providence.org).

Internet Access & Business Services -- Downtown, the UPS Store, at 645 G St., next to City Hall (tel. 907/276-7888), has computers with high-speed connections for $1 per 5 minutes or $10 an hour, as well as other services.

Police -- The Anchorage Police Department has main offices at 4501 S. Bragaw Rd., south of Tudor Road; for a nonemergency, call tel. 907/786-8500. For nonemergency police business outside the city, call the Alaska State Troopers, 5700 E. Tudor Rd. (tel. 907/269-5511).

Post Office -- Downtown, it's downstairs in the 4th Avenue Marketplace at D Street.

Taxes -- There's no sales tax in Anchorage. The bed tax is 12%. Car rental taxes amount to over a third of the price, between the state, local, and airport taxes and fees.