Hoonah, Alaska

About Hoonah

Hoonah, AK is a tiny community located in southern Alaska, home to 978 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Hoonah holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 5.87 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 167 residents per square mile.

📰 Hoonah News Today

• Hoonah Native Forest Partnership The Nature Conservancy · May 14
• ‘This is how we heal:’ Hoonah honors its veterans with two new memorials Alaska Public Media · May 22
• Hoonah declares local disaster following back-to-back storms in Southeast Alaska KTOO · Jan 8
• 12 best things to do in Icy Strait Point and Hoonah, Alaska, on a cruise The Points Guy · Nov 21
• Celebration draws thousands to Juneau to uplift Alaska Native culture and heritage Alaska Beacon · Jun 5

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Hoonah Unique

• The only place in America named Hoonah — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
• Alaska living: vast wilderness, midnight sun in summer, and true frontier spirit.
• Positioned in southern Alaska, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 21 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Hoonah

• Cookhouse Restaurant
• Fishermans Daughter — american
• Hoonah Bay Crab Co — seafood
• Icy Strait Point
• Landing Zone Bar & Grill
• Oh So Good Donuts
• The Crab House — seafood
• The Crab Station
• The Fisherman’s Daughter

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Historic Canning Line · Museum
• Historic Museum · Museum
• Orca Statue · Attraction
• The Plaza at The Shops by HTA · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Hoonah

• K'EIDLADEE PARK reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Hoonah

• Hoonah City School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Hoonah

🏘️ Nearby Communities