Ketchikan is a city in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, home to about 8,078 people across 3.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 99901.
Homes sold for a median of $287 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Ketchikan; also Saxman and Loring
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| Nearest major airport | Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA)680 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Ketchikan International Airport (KTN)2 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Seattle, WA669 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Ketchikan; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Ketchikan had 8,192 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 13th largest of 321 towns in Alaska by population.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough grew from 10,070 residents in 1960 to 13,948 in 2020.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, 1960–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 67°F in summer, and winter lows average 32°F. About 157.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Beaver Falls, AK weather station (about a mile away).
4,681 jobs at 603 businesses in Ketchikan Gateway Borough. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
408 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ketchikan.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 21 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 29 |
| Dentists | 10 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 31 |
| Mental health providers | 289 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 19 |
| Optometrists | 3 |
| Chiropractors | 6 |
| Pharmacies | 6 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1900.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fawn Mountain ElementaryKetchikan | Pre-K–6 | 210 | Public | 6.1 mi |
| Houghtaling ElementaryKetchikan | Pre-K–6 | 310 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Point Higgins SchoolKetchikan | Pre-K–6 | 204 | Public | 8.7 mi |
| Tongass School of Arts and Sciences Charter SchoolKetchikan | Pre-K–6 | 140 | Charter | 2.4 mi |
| Fast TrackKetchikan | K–12 | 76 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Ketchikan Charter SchoolKetchikan | K–8 | 190 | Charter | 2.4 mi |
| Revilla Jr/Sr High SchoolKetchikan | 7–12 | 110 | Alternative Education | 1.2 mi |
| Schoenbar Middle SchoolKetchikan | 7–8 | 252 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Ketchikan High SchoolKetchikan | 9–12 | 551 | Public | 1.3 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Saxman and Loring.
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