Kake, Alaska

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Kake
City
Kake is located in Alaska
Kake
Kake
Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 56°58′15″N 133°56′02″W / 56.97083°N 133.93389°W / 56.97083; -133.93389Coordinates: 56°58′15″N 133°56′02″W / 56.97083°N 133.93389°W / 56.97083; -133.93389
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Census AreaPetersburg
Area
 • Total14.2 sq mi (36.7 km2)
Elevation
56 ft (17 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total557
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99830
Area code(s)907

Kake is a town in Alaska, United States. It is on the northwest coast of Kupreanof Island.

The town name comes from a Tlingit word that means “mouth of dawn” or “opening of daylight”.