Welcome to Hydaburg ...

The coastal city of Hydaburg is located on the south coast of Prince of Wales Island (in the Alaskan Pan Handle).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hydaburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hydaburg has a population of 377 people<1> (see below for details).

Hydaburg is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hydaburg: 907

The ZIP code for Hydaburg: 99922<3>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hydaburg had an population of 377 people. This is an increase of 0.27% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hydaburg had a population of 376 people.

The population of Hydaburg represents 0.05% of the total population of Alaska (which has 710,231 people), making it the state's 75th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 376 people, the population of Hydaburg decreased 1.57% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 382 people).

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

Communities near Hydaburg ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Hydaburg.

• Polk Inlet
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Inlet
• Waterfall
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall
• Long Island
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
• Dora Bay
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora Bay
• Craig
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craig <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Craig
  • From Hydaburg to Craig
• Hollis
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
• Klawock
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klawock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Klawock <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Klawock
  • From Hydaburg to Klawock
• Kasaan
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasaan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kasaan <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kasaan
  • From Hydaburg to Kasaan

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hydaburg ...

Looking for more information about Hydaburg? 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 Hydaburg, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hydaburg.

Adding Hydaburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hydaburg 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 (so far) for Hydaburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hydaburg post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hydaburg.