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Welcome to Kasaan ...

The coastal city of Kasaan is located in the Alaskan Pan Handle.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kasaan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Kasaan has a population of 48 people<1> (see below for details).

Kasaan is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Kasaan: 907

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kasaan had an population of 48 people. This is a decrease of 2.04% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 23.08% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kasaan had a population of 49 people.

With a 2010 count of 49 people, the population of Kasaan increased 25.64% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 39 people).

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

Communities near Kasaan ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kasaan.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kasaan ...

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

Adding Kasaan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kasaan 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 Kasaan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kasaan post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kasaan.

Footnotes ...

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Kasaan.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kasaan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/