Skagway is a community in Skagway Municipality, Alaska, home to about 1,174 people across 9.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 99840.
Homes sold for a median of $324 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Skagway. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)516 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Haines Airport (HNS)17 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Anchorage, AK492 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Skagway; 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.
Skagway had 1,164 residents in the 2020 census, up 35% since 2000.
It’s the 67th largest of 321 towns in Alaska by population.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses.
Average highs peak around 67°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 31.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 45 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Skagway, AK weather station (about a mile away).
441 jobs at 112 businesses in Skagway Municipality. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
11 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Skagway.
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 7 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 3 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
Source: providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (3 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (4 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2 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.
Public schools here are run by Skagway School District, Hamilton K-12 Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skagway SchoolSkagway | Pre-K–12 | 138 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Bitterroot Polytech 7-8Hamilton | 7–8 | 20 | Public | 1269.7 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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