Official Name: | Waterfall, Alaska |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Alaska |
Subdivision Type2: | Borough |
Subdivision Name2: | Unorganized[1] [2] |
Subdivision Type4: | Township |
Subdivision Name4: | T S R E Copper River Meridian |
Leader Title: | State senator |
Leader Name: | Bert Stedman (R) |
Leader Title1: | State rep. |
Leader Name1: | Dan Ortiz (I) |
Established Title: | Settled |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Timezone: | Alaska (AKST) |
Utc Offset: | -9 |
Timezone Dst: | AKDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -8 |
Coordinates: | 55.2972°N -133.2406°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Area Code: | 907 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 02- |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Waterfall is an Unincorporated community on the west coast of Prince of Wales Island in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States, approximately west of Ketchikan. The primary industry was Waterfall Cannery, built in 1912 as a salmon processing facility. The cannery closed in 1973 and was renovated into the Waterfall Resort, a sport fishing lodge.
Waterfall is not connected to the island's road system; visitors to the resort arrive by floatplane from Ketchikan.