County outline
Where Skagway Municipality is located
Area breakdown
Land accounts for 97.6% of Skagway Municipality’s measured area and water for 2.4%. Its combined area converts to 1,175 square kilometers or approximately 290,339 acres.
Green: land · blue: water
| Measurement | Square miles | Square kilometers | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land | 442.928 | 1,147.178 | 283,473.9 |
| Water | 10.726 | 27.78 | 6,864.6 |
| Total | 453.654 | 1,174.958 | 290,338.6 |
How Skagway Municipality compares
By original Census land area, Skagway Municipality ranks #30 of 30 in Alaska and #2295 of 3,222 nationally. National rankings include the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
Its land area is 0.059 times the Alaska county-equivalent median of 7,486.4 square miles. It accounts for 0.1% of the combined county land area in the state.
See the complete Alaska ranking · What counts as a county equivalent?
Population and density of Skagway Municipality
The Census Bureau estimates that 1,104 people lived in Skagway Municipality on July 1, 2025. That ranks #3,182 of 3,222 county equivalents nationally and #28 of 30 in Alaska. Since the April 1, 2020 estimates base of 1,240, the population has declined by 136 (−11%), compared with +0.5% for Alaska as a whole.
With 442.9 square miles of land, that is 2.5 people per square mile (0.96 per km²), placing Skagway Municipality #3,024 nationally for density and #8 in Alaska. The median county equivalent has 47 people per square mile; the Alaska median is 0.73. Put another way, there are about 257 acres of land per resident.
| July 1 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate | 1,237 | 1,146 | 1,094 | 1,090 | 1,096 | 1,104 |
| Change | — | −91 | −52 | −4 | +6 | +8 |
U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates. Estimates are revised each year and are not decennial census counts. Density divides the whole population by the whole county’s land area, so it describes an average, not how settlement is distributed within the county. Population sources and methods.
Cities and towns in Skagway Municipality
Skagway Municipality has no incorporated cities, towns or villages. All 1,104 of its residents live in unincorporated communities, which the Census Bureau describes as census-designated places rather than municipalities.
Metropolitan area
Skagway Municipality is not part of any metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area in the Office of Management and Budget’s July 2023 delineation; 1,306 other county equivalents are also outside one. These areas are built around an urban core of at least 10,000 people plus the counties tied to it by commuting, so counties outside them are generally rural.
ZIP codes
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area has land in Skagway Municipality, and it lies mostly inside the county.
99840
ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are the Census Bureau’s approximations of USPS ZIP Code service areas, from the 2020 Census relationship files. Post-office-box and single-address ZIP Codes have no tabulation area.
Counties bordering Skagway Municipality
Skagway Municipality shares a land border with 1 county equivalent. Haines Borough has 5.3 times its land area.
| Bordering county equivalent | Land mi² | Size vs. Skagway | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haines Borough | 2,339.1 | 5.3× larger | Compare |
How big is Skagway Municipality compared with U.S. states?
Skagway Municipality has less land than any of the 50 states. Rhode Island, the smallest state by land area, has 1,033.9 mi², about 2.3 times as much. Alaska’s county land could hold about 1,290 areas the size of Skagway Municipality.
Another way to picture it: the same land area would fill a square about 21 miles (33.9 km) on each side. Real county shapes are rarely square, so this is a scale reference rather than a width or driving distance.
State figures are the sums of each state’s county-equivalent land measurements in the same Census release, so states and counties are compared on the same basis. Published state totals can differ slightly because of rounding. Compare all states · Counties bigger than entire states.
What stands out about Skagway Municipality?
Skagway Municipality has more land than 927 of the other 3,221 county equivalents in the dataset.
A median is the middle county-equivalent measurement, not the average of the largest and smallest. All three bars use the same linear scale. Very small areas may appear as a thin sliver; the labels retain their values.
Does including water change its rank?
Using land plus water places Skagway Municipality at #2,330 nationally by total area, 35 places farther from the top than its land rank. Other county equivalents gain more area when their water measurements are included.
Its water share is 2.4%, compared with a national county-equivalent median of 1.2% — 1.2 percentage points higher. This describes the statistical geography’s land/water mix, not flood exposure or developable land.
Closest positions in the national land ranking
These entries sit immediately beside Skagway Municipality in the national ranking. They can be in different states and are not necessarily geographic neighbors.
| Land rank | County equivalent | Land mi² | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| #2294 | Audubon County, Iowa | 443 | Compare |
| #2295 | Skagway Municipality, Alaska | 442.9 | This county |
| #2296 | Wayne County, Nebraska | 442.9 | Compare |
Calculated from the same Census release as the area table. Total-area order uses original ALAND + AWATER; water shares and chart labels use published square miles. Calculation details.
Representative coordinates
The Census internal point is 59.649488, -135.254605. It represents a location inside the geography; it is not necessarily the centroid or the address of a courthouse.
Source and precision
U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 Gazetteer Files, Counties. Original ALAND: 1,147,178,435 m²; AWATER: 27,779,583 m². Rankings use ALAND; exact ties use ascending GEOID. Tables preserve Census-published square miles to three decimals, with conversions based on those values.
Common questions
How big is Skagway Municipality?
Skagway Municipality, Alaska has 442.9 square miles (1,147.2 km²) of land and 10.7 square miles of water, for a total area of 453.7 square miles. It ranks #2295 of 3,222 U.S. county equivalents by land area.
Is Skagway Municipality the largest county in Alaska?
No. Skagway Municipality ranks #30 of 30 in Alaska by land area. The largest is Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, with 145,767.5 square miles of land.
What counties border Skagway Municipality?
Skagway Municipality shares a land border with Haines Borough.
What is the population of Skagway Municipality?
The Census Bureau estimates Skagway Municipality had 1,104 residents on July 1, 2025, ranking #3,182 of 3,222 county equivalents. That is 2.5 people per square mile of land.
Is Skagway Municipality part of a metropolitan area?
No. Skagway Municipality is outside every metropolitan and micropolitan statistical area in the July 2023 OMB delineation.
How many ZIP codes are in Skagway Municipality?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area has land in Skagway Municipality, and 1 of them have most of their land inside the county. Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas approximate USPS ZIP Code areas.
How does Skagway Municipality compare with U.S. states?
It has less land than every state. Rhode Island, the smallest, has 2.3 times as much land.
How many acres of land are in Skagway Municipality?
The land measurement converts to approximately 283,474 acres. Including water, total area is approximately 290,339 acres. One square mile equals 640 acres.
Why might another source show a different area?
Check whether it reports land or total area, its Census vintage, and its rounding. Our guide explains how to reconcile county area figures.
Can this establish a property boundary?
No. Statistical measurements and generalized maps do not establish property lines. Consult the relevant local surveying or land-records authority.