Parks and public landsTotem Bight State Historical Parkstate park · 15.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.3 on 2 Nov 199737 mi away, near Kasaan, AlaskaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 2 Nov 199737 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowKetchikan Gateway Borough, AK, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsAvalanche Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Drinking waterKetchikan Public Utilitiesserves 8,937 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation787 ft240 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center16.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKetchikan International Airport KTN17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 99950 ZIP area.