Seward (Alutiiq: Qutalleq; Dena'ina: Tl'ubugh) is an incorporated home rule city in Alaska, United States.

[5] The 1939 Slattery Report on Alaskan development identified the region as one of the areas where new settlements would be established through Jewish immigration.

[7] A large portion of Seward was damaged by shaking and a local tsunami during the 1964 Alaska earthquake, destroying all evidence of one radio station.

The northern city limits are demarcated by the lower reaches of the Resurrection River, but extend east past the river's mouth at the northern end of Resurrection Bay to include parts of the bay's extreme northeastern shore, including the beach at the mouth of Fourth of July Creek and the grounds of Spring Creek Correctional Center just inland.

Nearby settlements include the aforementioned Lowell Point to the south, as well as the census-designated places of Bear Creek and Moose Pass further north.

The oceanic influence also imparts a high level of precipitation, with the heaviest amounts occurring during the fall and winter months.

Other major employers in the city include the state-run Spring Creek Correctional Center, the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development's AVTEC vocational school, and the local Providence Health & Services branch, which also serves as the community's main medical center.

Seward is the site of an annual salmon run which, in the 1920s, came to "countless millions" and supported a community of fisherman of mainly Scandinavian origin.

This council oversees area-wide issues such as education, waste management, zoning and taxation assessment.The United States Postal Service maintains a post office in Seward with zip code 99664.

This keeps the port busy with freight coming on and off the trains, but also makes Seward a primary end point for north-bound cruise ships.

Cruise ship passengers disembark and often take the train or bus farther north to Anchorage, Denali, or other Alaskan attractions.

The Alaska Railroad operates passenger service into Seward on a seasonal basis via the Coastal Classic train.

The company signed a 30 year contract in 2024 with cruise ship line Royal Caribbean International, which will provide the revenue necessary to pay off the bonds that will finance the $137 million project.

A paved bike path runs from the downtown business district along the waterfront, through the harbor and along the highway to mile 4.5.