Nelchina (Ahtena: Xaz Ghae Na’) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Copper River Census Area, Alaska, United States.

It is about 30 miles west of Glennallen and Mendeltna, just east of Mat-Su Borough Boundary.

[3] Snowshoe Lake is a weather station located nearby at an elevation of 2,312 ft (705 m).

Gold in the creeks draining from the Chugach Mountains brought prospectors to this area in the late 1800s.

The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.14% White, 4.23% Native American, and 5.63% from two or more races.

25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 19.0% of families and 17.8% of the population living below the poverty line, including 10.0% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.