Welcome to Hoonah ...

The coastal city of Hoonah is located on Chichagof Island (in the Alaskan Pan Handle).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hoonah, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hoonah has a population of 793 people<1> (see below for details).

Hoonah is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hoonah lies in the Alaskan Time Zone (AKST/AKDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Hoonah: 907

The ZIP code for Hoonah: 99829<3>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hoonah had an population of 793 people. This is an increase of 4.34% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.79% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hoonah had a population of 760 people.

The population of Hoonah represents 0.11% of the total population of Alaska (which has 710,231 people), making it the state's 36th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 760 people, the population of Hoonah decreased 11.63% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 860 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hoonah.

Websites for Hoonah ...

Official Website: www.hoonah.net/

Communities near Hoonah ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Hoonah.

• Game Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Game Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Game Creek
• Freshwater Bay
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freshwater Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freshwater Bay
• Excursion Inlet
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excursion Inlet
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Excursion Inlet
  • From Hoonah to Excursion Inlet
• Gustavus
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustavus
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gustavus <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gustavus
  • From Hoonah to Gustavus
• Tenakee Springs
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenakee Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tenakee Springs <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tenakee Springs
  • From Hoonah to Tenakee Springs
• Cube Cove
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cube Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cube Cove
• Pelican
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelican <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pelican
  • From Hoonah to Pelican

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hoonah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hoonah.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hoonah. See our Newspapers Page for Hoonah.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hoonah ...

Looking for more information about Hoonah? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hoonah, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hoonah.

Adding Hoonah to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hoonah in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hoonah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Hoonah post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hoonah.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hoonah: www.hoonah.net/

The official website for State of Alaska: https://alaska.gov/