Pelican Alaska Map

About Pelican, Alaska

Pelican is a locality in Hoonah-Angoon, Alaska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 98. The population density is 68.9 people per km². Pelican is located at 57.9608°N, 136.2275°W. It observes the Alaska Time (America/Juneau) timezone. Pelican is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99832.

Pelican emerges from the dense, emerald-dark mantle of the Tongass National Forest, where the trees stand in a silent, moss-draped congregation. It lies 70.0 miles west-southwest of Juneau, AK (from Juneau, AK: bearing 251°T), and is situated 71.0 miles north-northwest of Sitka. The landscape here is governed by the persistent, cold vitality of Pelican Creek, which carves a restless path through the heavy undergrowth, its waters reflecting the muted, silver light of an overcast subarctic sky. To the distant horizon, the jagged silhouette of Chedu Ridge rises like a serrated spine against the clouds, grounding the vast, untamed expanse of the interior. Nearby, the still surface of Pelican Reservoir holds the stillness of the deep woods, its edges fringed by ferns and the encroaching reach of spruce that thrive in this damp, quiet isolation.

Pelican bears the weight of a history carved into the wilderness, where the rhythm of survival is dictated by the turning of the seasons and the slow, deliberate pulse of the forest. The local economy persists in the shadows of the immense timber and mineral potential of the surrounding geography, drawing sustenance from the land that stretches toward the distant Bohemia Basin. Life in Pelican moves with the gravity of a place that understands its own scale, where the inhabitants navigate the terrain with the quiet competence of those who live at the mercy of the elements. Here, the air carries the scent of damp earth and crushed needles, a sensory reminder that Pelican exists as a solitary outpost in a world defined by the endurance of the wild.

About This Pelican Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pelican, Alaska. Coordinates: 57.960833, -136.2275. 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 Pelican includes the ZIP code (99832), telephone area code (907), county seat of Hoonah-Angoon, and school district assignment (Pelican City 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.