Yakutat Phone Directory Search
The Yakutat City and Borough phone directory provides contacts for the courthouse, borough clerk, law enforcement, and state agencies serving this remote Gulf of Alaska community. Yakutat is one of Alaska's smallest boroughs with a population under 700. It sits between Juneau and Cordova on the coast, isolated from the road system and reachable only by air or water. Despite its small size, Yakutat has its own courthouse with regular hours and its own borough government. This phone directory gathers the numbers you need for court inquiries, records requests, and government services so you don't have to search across multiple sources to find the right contact.
Yakutat City and Borough Overview
Yakutat Courthouse Phone Directory
The Yakutat Courthouse is at 508 Max Italio Drive, with a mailing address of Box 426, Yakutat, AK 99689. Customer service is at (907) 784-3274. For filing and record requests, fax (907) 784-3257 or email 1YAmailbox@akcourts.gov. The hearing access line is 1-888-788-0099, Meeting ID 331 050 1970.
Regular business hours are Monday through Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This is a shorter schedule than most Alaska courts, so plan your calls and visits during these hours. The court is closed on Fridays. Weekend arraignments are at 10:30 a.m. with the courthouse closed to the public. You can access weekend and holiday arraignments by phone at 1-888-788-0099, Meeting ID 923 853 3061.
Filing goes through TrueFiling for most criminal, civil, and small claims cases. The CourtView online tool at the Alaska Court System website lets you search case records for free. This is the fastest way to check a case status without calling the courthouse.
Note: The Yakutat courthouse has limited hours, open only Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., so time your calls carefully.
Yakutat Borough Clerk Phone Numbers
The Yakutat City and Borough clerk maintains official records and handles public records requests. Contact the borough office for questions about ordinances, assembly meetings, or government services. The borough is a consolidated city-borough, which means the city and borough government are one entity.
Public records in Yakutat follow the Alaska Public Records Act at AS 40.25.100 through AS 40.25.295. You can inspect and copy public records during regular business hours. For a community this small, most records requests can be handled quickly. The regulations at 2 AAC 96 set the deadlines and response rules that agencies must follow.
Yakutat Law Enforcement Contacts
Law enforcement in Yakutat is provided by the Alaska State Troopers. For emergencies, dial 911. The troopers serve the entire borough area. Response times can be affected by weather and the remote location of the community.
Criminal background checks go through the Alaska Department of Public Safety, Criminal Records and Identification Bureau at 5700 East Tudor Road in Anchorage, phone 907-269-5767. A name-based criminal history report costs $20 for the first copy and $5 for additional copies. Walk-in hours in Anchorage are 8:15 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on weekdays. Email requests go to dps.criminal.records@alaska.gov. Two forms of ID are needed for in-person requests.
The Alaska Sex Offender Registry can be searched online for free through the Department of Public Safety website. Search by name, community, or zip code. No account is required.
How to Get Records in Yakutat
Records requests in Yakutat start with knowing which office to call. Court records go through the Yakutat courthouse at (907) 784-3274 or by fax at (907) 784-3257 or email to 1YAmailbox@akcourts.gov. Remember the court is only open Monday through Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Borough records go through the borough clerk. State records go through the relevant state agency.
Search CourtView online first to get the case number before you call. This saves time. The courthouse has a small staff and limited hours, so having the details ready when you contact them helps. For borough records, the clerk can handle most routine requests quickly. State agencies in Juneau and Anchorage accept requests by phone, fax, mail, and email. Since Yakutat is off the road system, remote request methods are the standard way residents access records from outside agencies.
Yakutat Phone Directory for Property Records
Property records go through the Alaska Department of Natural Resources Recorder's Office at 550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 900, Anchorage, AK 99501, phone 907-269-8899. You can search recorded documents online for free through the Alaska Land Records Information System. Recording fees are $20 for the first page and $5 for each additional page. Certified copies cost $5 for certification plus copy fees.
Land in the Yakutat area includes a mix of borough, state, federal, and Alaska Native corporation holdings. The Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve borders the borough. For questions about specific parcels or land ownership, contact DNR or the relevant land management agency. The Alaska Mapper system at the DNR website provides GIS parcel viewing.
State Services Phone Numbers for Yakutat
The Alaska state portal lists all departments with their main phone numbers. The Bureau of Vital Statistics in Juneau handles birth and death certificates at 907-465-3391. Certified copies cost $30 for the first and $25 for extras ordered at the same time. The Division of Elections handles voter registration at voterregistration.alaska.gov. The deadline is 30 days before an election.
The Alaska Directory of State Officials lists contacts for every department and division. The Alaska State Archives maintains a list of records officers by agency. Because Yakutat is off the road system, most state services are accessed by phone, mail, or online. Air service connects Yakutat to Juneau and Anchorage.
The screenshot below shows the Alaska Court System website where you can find the Yakutat court directory and case search tools.
Use this site to look up the Yakutat courthouse phone number, hours, and filing instructions.
Nearby Borough Phone Directories
The City and Borough of Juneau is to the southeast along the coast. The Haines Borough is to the south. The Skagway Municipality is further south. The Chugach Census Area borders Yakutat to the west. Each neighboring area has its own phone directory page with local contacts.
Travel between Yakutat and these areas is by air or water. There are no roads connecting Yakutat to the rest of Alaska's highway system. Alaska Airlines provides regular jet service between Yakutat and Juneau. Small charter planes also serve the area for travel to more remote destinations.
Because Yakutat is so isolated, many residents handle government business by phone, fax, and email rather than in person. The courthouse has limited hours, and state offices are hundreds of miles away. This phone directory gives you the numbers to reach the right office from Yakutat without having to travel. Keep the courthouse schedule in mind since it is only open Monday through Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.