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.

• Thorne Bay
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorne Bay
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorne Bay <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Thorne Bay
  • From Kasaan to Thorne Bay
• Hollis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
• Meyers Chuck
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Chuck
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyers Chuck <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Meyers Chuck
  • From Kasaan to Meyers Chuck
• Polk Inlet
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polk Inlet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Inlet
• Clover Pass
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Pass
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clover Pass
  • From Kasaan to Clover Pass
• Dora Bay
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dora Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora Bay
• Klawock
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klawock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Klawock <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Klawock
  • From Kasaan to Klawock
• Hydaburg
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydaburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hydaburg <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hydaburg
  • From Kasaan to Hydaburg
• Ward Cove
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cove
  • Ward Cove has also been known as:
  • Wacker City
  • Wacker
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward Cove <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ward Cove
  • From Kasaan to Ward Cove
• Craig
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craig <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Craig
  • From Kasaan to Craig

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>

X2X - From that list, the Kasaan post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kasaan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kasaan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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