Kupreanof Alaska Map

About Kupreanof, Alaska

Kupreanof is a locality in Petersburg, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 21. The population density is 2.7 people per km². Kupreanof is located at 56.8145°N, 132.9807°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Sitka) timezone. Kupreanof is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99833.

Kupreanof emerges from the dense, evergreen embrace of the Tongass National Forest as a quiet clearing where the damp earth breathes under a canopy of ancient spruce and hemlock. It lies 115.8 miles south-southeast of Juneau, AK (from Juneau, AK: bearing 152°T), and is situated 1.1 miles west-northwest of Petersburg. The landscape is defined by the persistent, hushed movement of Petersburg Creek, which carves a path through the moss-thickened floor only a mile from the center of the settlement. To the distant horizon, the Missionary Range rises in jagged, silent silhouettes, while the proximity of the Patterson Glacier adds a sharp, crystalline chill to the air that seems to linger even through the peak of summer. Those who walk the Colp Lake Trail find themselves moving through a wilderness that feels indifferent to human passage, where the light at dusk turns the heavy forest needles into a deep, bruised violet and the stillness is broken only by the occasional shift of heavy timber.

Kupreanof maintains a deliberate, self-contained pace, existing as a place where the economy remains tied to the rhythms of the land rather than the clamor of modern industry. Residents live in a landscape shaped by the slow, grinding legacy of ice, visible in the rugged terrain that stretches toward the North Flat eight miles away. Life here is defined by a deep familiarity with the deep woods and the proximity of the Petersburg Lower Reservoir, which holds the stillness of the surrounding hills in its dark, glassy surface. The character of Kupreanof is forged by this relative isolation, demanding a self-reliance that is etched into the way wood is stacked for the winter and the way paths are maintained against the encroachment of the taiga. It is a place where the immense scale of the surrounding wilderness dictates the terms of life, ensuring that the human presence remains small, quiet, and profoundly connected to the untamed reality of the interior.

About This Kupreanof Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kupreanof, Alaska. Coordinates: 56.81454, -132.980747. 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 Kupreanof includes the ZIP code (99833), telephone area code (907), county seat of Petersburg, and school district assignment (Petersburg Borough 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.