Akutan is located on Akutan Island in the eastern Aleutians, one of the Krenitzin Islands of the Fox Island group. It is 35 miles east of Unalaska, and 766 air miles southwest of Anchorage. The Native Village of Akutan is a federally-recognized tribe located in the community. Akutan is one of the busiest fishing ports in the country, and the City has a public dock that can accommodate most freighters and fishing vessels, as well as the State ferry Tustumena.

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Contacts:

City of Akutan:
P.O. Box 109
Akutan, AK 99553

Mayor- Joe Bereskin
ph: (907) 698-2228

Administrator- Herman "Tuna" Scanlan
(907) 274-7555

Anchorage office:
3380 C St., Suite 205
Anchorage, AK 99503

 

Village Corporation:
Akutan Corporation
P.O. Box 8
Akutan, AK 99553
ph: (907) 698-2206

Village Council:
Native Village of Akutan
P.O. Box 89
Akutan, AK 99553-0089
President- Jeanie Webster
ph: (907) 698-2300

CDQ Group:
Aleutian/Pribilof Island Comm. Development Assoc.
234 Gold Street
Juneau, AK 99801
CEO- Larry Cotter
ph: (907) 586-0161

 

Utilities:

Akutan Electric Utility
P.O. Box 109
Akutan, AK 99553
ph: (907) 698-2228


Projects:

Download a listing of projects submitted by the City of Akutan for inclusion in the Southwest Alaska Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy.