Angoon Alaska Map

About Angoon, Alaska

Angoon is a locality in Hoonah-Angoon, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 357. The population density is 5.6 people per km². Angoon is located at 57.4413°N, 134.4784°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Juneau) timezone. Angoon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99820.

Angoon anchors itself within the dense, verdant expanse of the Kootznoowoo Wilderness, where the landscape is defined by vast tracts of old-growth timber and the quiet, persistent pulse of inland terrain. It lies 55.5 miles south of Juneau, AK (from Juneau, AK: bearing 186°T), and is situated 41.8 miles northeast of Sitka. The earth here rises in heavy, moss-covered undulations, sheltered from the far-off serrated peaks of the Moore Mountains that silhouette the distant horizon in a bruised, violet gray. Beneath the canopy of the Tongass/Chatham National Forest, the air holds a permanent, damp chill that smells of crushed hemlock and wet loam. Five miles away, the steady, cold flow of Lighter Creek cuts through the basin, while the serene, dark surface of Fresh Water Lake lies seven miles out, reflecting the low-hanging clouds that drift across the interior valleys.

Ancestral knowledge and a profound connection to the land form the bedrock of life in Angoon, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the flow of daily existence. The local economy persists in a quiet alignment with the resources of the surrounding wilderness, prioritizing subsistence and a deep, traditional stewardship over the frantic pace of modern industry. Residents often traverse the Fresh Water Thayer Trail to navigate the thick underbrush, finding paths that have been walked for generations. Life here possesses a singular, introspective quality, punctuated by the occasional distant roar of The Falls nine miles away, a sound that echoes through the trees like a low, continuous drumbeat in the silence of the woods.

About This Angoon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Angoon, Alaska. Coordinates: 57.441257, -134.478357. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Angoon includes the ZIP code (99820), telephone area code (907), county seat of Hoonah-Angoon, and school district assignment (Chatham School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.