Craig Alaska Map
Explore Craig, Alaska, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Craig, Alaska
How to Use This Craig, Alaska Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Craig, Alaska. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Alaska or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Craig.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Craig |
| State | Alaska (AK) |
| County | Prince of Wales-Hyder |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Sitka) |
| Latitude | 55.488746 |
| Longitude | -133.111568 |
| Population | 1,036 |
| Density | 59.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 99921 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| School District | Craig City School District |
About Craig, Alaska
Craig is a locality in Prince of Wales-Hyder, Alaska, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,036. The population density is 59.8 people per km². Craig is located at 55.4887°N, 133.1116°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Sitka) timezone. Craig is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99921.Craig emerges from the dense, ancient shadows of the Tongass National Forest as a rugged settlement defined by the dense, evergreen ambition of the interior wilderness. It lies 201.0 miles south-southeast of Juneau, AK (from Juneau, AK: bearing 166°T), and is situated 59.6 miles west of Ketchikan. Granite-colored clouds often snag on the distant, jagged teeth of Fortaleza Ridge, casting a restless, shifting gloom over the timbered slopes that surround the settlement. Only a mile away, the dark, rushing waters of Crab Creek carve a persistent path through the muskeg and spruce, a cold artery feeding the quiet life of the woods. The air here carries the sharp, resinous perfume of damp cedar and decaying moss, a scent that seems to thicken as the subarctic light leans low and amber against the trunks of the old-growth canopy.
Craig maintains a steady, deliberate pulse, anchored by an economy that has long looked toward the timber harvest and the quiet extraction of value from the surrounding inland reaches. History lingers in the weathered wood of older structures, reflecting a lineage of labor that predates the modern era, while the proximity to Klawock Lake offers a serene, reflective expanse that breaks the relentless monotony of the surrounding forest. Life moves with the seasonal rhythm of the sun, where the long, dim winters force a slower, more introspective pace upon the inhabitants. There is a singular, stark beauty in the way the twilight clings to the branches, a moment of profound stillness before the raven-haunted silence of the night fully settles over the timberland.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Tongass National Forest (National Forest) — 0.7 mi, 173° S · 16.7M acres
- Karta River Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.8 mi, 062° NE · 40k acres
- Maybeso Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 11.5 mi, 087° E
- Control Lake (State Resource Management Area) — 16.9 mi, 024° NE
- Rio Roberts Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 19.7 mi, 041° NE
- Maurille Islands Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 20.1 mi, 303° NW · 4,814 acres
- Hook Arm (State Resource Management Area) — 24.2 mi, 182° S
- Dog Salmon Fish Pass Wildlife Viewing Site (Viewpoint) — 25.6 mi, 113° SE
- Ol Tom Creek Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 26.5 mi, 105° E
- Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.5 mi, 205° SW · 13.7M acres
- The Gallery (Gallery) — 37.6 mi, 062° NE
- Forrester Island Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 45.3 mi, 199° S
- Totem 10, Raven at the Head of Nass (Public Artwork) — 52.6 mi, 095° E
- Alaska Rainforest Family Adventure (Attraction) — 55.0 mi, 095° E
- Ketchikan Coliseum Theater (Cinema) — 58.4 mi, 099° E
- Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show (Attraction) — 58.5 mi, 100° E
- Thoms Place State Marine Park (State Conservation Area) — 59.8 mi, 038° NE
- Saxman Totem Park (Attraction) — 60.5 mi, 101° E
- Ernie Haugen Public Use Area (State Recreation Area) — 73.8 mi, 013° N
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About This Craig Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Craig, Alaska. Coordinates: 55.488746, -133.111568. 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 Craig includes the ZIP code (99921), telephone area code (907), county seat of Prince of Wales-Hyder, and school district assignment (Craig City School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
