Ketchikan, Alaska

Ketchikan is a city in Alaska, United States. Ketchikan is on Revillagigedo Island.

Ketchikan
Kichx̱áan
City
View from a cruise ship of the Newtown area of Ketchikan. In the foreground is the intersection of Schoenbar Rd. and Water Street.
View from a cruise ship of the Newtown area of Ketchikan. In the foreground is the intersection of Schoenbar Rd. and Water Street.[2]
Nickname(s): 
Salmon Capital of the World, Rain Capital of Alaska, Alaska's First City
Ketchikan is located in Alaska
Ketchikan
Ketchikan
Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 55°21′00″N 131°40′24″W
Country United States
State Alaska
BoroughKetchikan Gateway
IncorporatedAugust 25, 1900[3]
Government
 • MayorLew Williams III[4]
 • Governing bodyCity Council
 • State senatorBert Stedman (R)
 • State rep.Dan Ortiz (I)
Area
[5]
 • Total5.90 sq mi (15.27 km2)
 • Land4.35 sq mi (11.27 km2)
 • Water1.54 sq mi (4.00 km2)
Elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total8,050
 • Estimate 
(2016)
8,208
 • Density1,391.89/sq mi (537.40/km2)
 • City and Borough
13,477
 • City and Borough Estimate (2014)
13,787
Time zoneUTC-9 (AKST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP codes
99901, 99950[6]
Area code907
FIPS code02-38970
GNIS feature ID1423039, 2419408
Websitewww.city.ketchikan.ak.us

Climate

Ketchikan has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb), with very high precipitation. It rivals Yakutat as the wettest "city" in the United States, with a yearly precipitation (1991−2020 normals) of 153 inches (3.89 m), which falls on 229 days of the year, including 39 inches (1 m) of snow, almost all of it falling from November through April. (However, with a yearly precipitation of 197.8 inches (5.02 m), the city of Whittier has more yearly precipitation than both Ketchikan and Yakutat, which makes it the wettest city in Alaska and the United States, and Yakutat and Ketchikan the second- and third-wettest cities in Alaska, respectively.[7])

References
  1. Emanuel, Richard P. (2002). "Economic Development of Alaska Territory". Alaska Geographic. Anchorage: The Alaska Geographic Society. 29 (3): 42.
  2. Emanuel, Richard P. (2002). "Economic Development of Alaska Territory". Alaska Geographic. Anchorage: The Alaska Geographic Society. 29 (3): 42.
  3. 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 78.
  4. 2015 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League. 2015. p. 84.
  5. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jun 22, 2017.
  6. "ZIP Codes by City". United States Postal Service. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  7. "Whittier – Comprehensive Plan Update 2005" (PDF). September 26, 2005. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-21.
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