Local servicesHospitalPeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center3.0 miPost officeWard Cove Post Office2.3 miTown hallKetchikan City Hall3.8 miPoliceKetchikan Police Department3.7 miFire stationKetchikan Fire Department Station 32.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Alaska Southeast Ketchikan Campus2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKetchikan International Airport KTN3.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 99928 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 28 min4:04 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 5 min8:12 am – 3:17 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 67°F, lows 54°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 32°F157 in of rain a year, on about 189 dayswettest month November35 in of snow a year, on about 24 days0 days above 90°F, 67 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Beaver Falls station, 3 mi away; snow from Annette Island Ap
Nearby landmarksPeninsula Pointcape · 2.7 miWard Covebay · 2.3 miLake Perseverancelake · under a mileJuno Mountainpeak · under a mileWard Mountainpeak · under a mileRefuge Covebay · 3.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTotem Bight State Historical Parkstate park · 4.3 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 199727 mi away, near Kasaan, AlaskaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 2 Nov 199727 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 Water, Truck 1serves 100 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20219 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation887 ft270 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
