Welcome to Yakutat ...

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

The pronunciation of Yakutat: YA-koo-tat<1>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yakutat, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Yakutat is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Yakutat: (907)

The ZIP code for Yakutat: 99689<3>

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 Yakutat. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yakutat.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Page for Yakutat ...

Looking for more information about Yakutat? 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.

You can learn more by visiting the TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yakutat.

Adding Yakutat to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yakutat 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 Yakutat was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Yakutat post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yakutat.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Yakutat. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yakutat - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Yakutat). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Yakutat or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/