Kupreanof, Alaska

About Kupreanof

Kupreanof, AK is a tiny community located in southeastern Alaska counting 19 people who proudly call it home.

Kupreanof holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 3.02 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 6 residents per square mile.

📰 Kupreanof News Today

• Ground uplift confirms ongoing magma intrusion beneath Mount Kupreanof, Alaska - The Watchers The Watchers - Watching the world evolve and transform · Jun 24
• Remote Alaska volcano has calmed down after summertime unrest, observers say Alaska Beacon · Sep 8
• An Alaska Peninsula volcano is showing signs of unrest prompting additional studies Alaska Public Media · May 15
• Only one Dan Sullivan is left standing in Alaska’s Senate race NBC News · Jun 15
• Unusual activity at Alaska volcano prompts extra look at remote peak News From The States · May 14

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Alaska headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Kupreanof Unique

• The only place in America named Kupreanof — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• With 19 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
• Alaska living: vast wilderness, midnight sun in summer, and true frontier spirit.
• Positioned in southeastern Alaska, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 1+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Kupreanof

• Common Grounds — coffee shop (café)
• El Zarape
• Helse — sandwich (café)
• Java Hus — coffee shop (café)
• Papa Bears Pizza — pizza
• Salty Pantry

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Clausen Memorial Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Kupreanof

• Petersburg Creek-Duncan Salt Chuck Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Buschmann Park reviews ★
• Eagle's Roost Park reviews ★
• Marine Mammal Park reviews ★
• Marine Park reviews ★
• Mort Freyer Sports Park reviews ★
• Sandy Beach reviews ★

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

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Kupreanof

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