Waterfall, Alaska

For other uses, see Waterfall (disambiguation).

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 60 miles (97 km) 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, Alaska
Unincorporated community
Waterfall in 1910
Location of Waterfall, Alaska
Coordinates: 55°17′50″N 133°14′26″W
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	Unorganized[1][2]
Census area [B]	Prince of Wales-Hyder [B]
Township	T S R E Copper River Meridian
Government
• State senator	Bert Stedman (R)
• State rep.	Dan Ortiz (I)
Time zone	UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-8 (AKDT)
Area code	907
FIPS code	02-

Waterfall is not connected to the island's road system; visitors to the resort arrive by floatplane from Ketchikan.