Yakutat, Alaska

About Yakutat

Yakutat, AK is a small unincorporated community located in central Alaska.

Yakutat holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 100.36 square miles.

📰 Yakutat News Today

• How many people live in Yakutat City and Borough, AK? USAFacts · Apr 6
• Yakutat fisherman sentenced for halibut fishing conspiracy Alaska's News Source · May 7
• December 6 Magnitude 7 Near the Canadian Border Alaska Earthquake Center · Dec 6
• Alaska halibut fisherman convicted in ghost fishing scheme National Fisherman · May 11
• Erica Totland, of Yakutat, Sentenced for Manslaughter Alaska Native News · Feb 28

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Yakutat Unique

• The only place in America named Yakutat — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Unusually large footprint: 100.36 sq mi of land — bigger than many US counties' seats.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
• Alaska living: vast wilderness, midnight sun in summer, and true frontier spirit.

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.

🏫 Schools in Yakutat

• LEAD Correspondence
• Yakutat School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Yakutat